Millions of Russian fast food fans hit in Burger King Russia hack
- Burger King Russia’s 2024 breach via Mindbox exposed 3.2 million customer records, now leaked online
- Data includes emails, names, genders, birth dates, phone numbers, and geolocations (2018–2024)
- Payment details weren’t compromised; users warned of phishing and identity theft risks
Back in 2024, the Russian arm of Burger King suffered a data breach at the hands of unknown threat actors - now, that data has finally been leaked online.
In October 2024, Burger King told TASS, Russia’s national news agency, that unidentified hackers attacked Mindbox, a domestic marketing automation platform the company had been using.
Through Mindbox, the crooks managed to obtain sensitive company data, including information belonging to the customers.
As a customer data and marketing automation platform, Mindbox helps businesses gather and use customer information for personalized, omnichannel marketing campaigns. Its tools cover email and SMS campaigns, push notifications, loyalty programs, chatbots, and more. According to the company, more...
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