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McDonald’s France Says Loyalty-Program Incident Contained After Points Were Used Fraudulently

Corrective measures have contained the breach, with credential resets under way and online support offered to customers.

Overview

  • Two third-party partners detected attempts to access customer information in McDonald’s France’s loyalty program and moved quickly to secure the environment.
  • Fraudsters used stolen loyalty-point balances to get discounts on orders, a tech outlet reported that dozens of accounts appear to have been affected.
  • McDonald’s France says no sensitive or financial data were accessed and that corrective actions have contained the incident.
  • As a precaution the company has launched a procedure to reset customer account credentials and has set up help pages in its app and on its website.
  • The firm has not disclosed how many accounts were hit or when the access occurred, raising questions about transparency and the security role of external partners.