McDonald's Hacked

Likely thousands of people are affected by the computer hacking of McDonald's customer data files last Friday.

Late Friday, McDonald’s sent an e-mail to customers notifying them of the hacking, and warned them to be cautious of any person claiming to be from “McDonald’s asking for personal or financial information.”

Arc Worldwide, a long-time business partner of McDonald’s, told the chain that information it collects in connection with certain McDonald’s websites and promotions was obtained by an unauthorized third party.

“Unfortunately, a third party was able to defeat the security measures put in place by the email database management firm to protect the information you provided to us,” McDonald’s stated on its website.

Any suspicious contact from someone claiming to represent McDonald's should be reported to 800-244-6227.