The operator of the Burger King hamburger chain in Japan on Thursday (Oct 9) became the latest company to report a data breach, with 11.18 million customer records exposed.
According to the notice, the data was stolen through unauthorized access to a data management server for the chain's official mobile app. The disclosure comes as Japanese businesses have reported a string of system intrusions in recent times.
The operator said it is working with authorities to investigate the scope of the impact and remedial measures. Details about the types of data affected and the specific number of customers have not yet been fully disclosed.
This is the latest data leak in Japan, highlighting the growing cybersecurity risk to corporate customer data management systems.
