McDonald’s is working with law enforcement authorities after malicious
hackers broke into the company’s databases and stole information about an
undetermined number of the fast food chain’s customers.  The data, which
customers had provided voluntarily, doesn’t include Social Security Numbers,
credit card numbers, nor any sensitive financial information.  The limited
information stolen included what was required to confirm the customer’s age,
methods to contact the customer, and other general preference information.


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hired Arc to develop and coordinate the distribution of promotional e-mail
messages, and Arc in turn relied on an unidentified e-mail company to manage the
customer information database. This e-mail company’s systems were hacked
into.  McDonald’s has also alerted potentially affected customers via
e-mail and through a message on its Web site.


In addition to working with law enforcement agencies, McDonald’s is probing
the security breakdown at the company hired by Arc, which is the marketing
services division of ad agency Leo Burnett. Arc’s specialties include digital
communications, direct marketing, promotions and shopper marketing, according to
its website.

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