Jollibee falls prey to data breach



The Philippines may need to add nearly 89 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity over the next 14 years, driven by massive…

The push to make electric vehicles more practical in the Philippines is gaining ground as the Department of Science and…

Artificial intelligence is starting to influence where Philippine companies want to work, with many firms delaying real…

Filipino micro, small and medium enterprises are being given a new pathway to adopt artificial intelligence and digital…

Rio Brasil Terminal (RBT), International Container Terminal Services Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Rio de…
The country’s most successful chain of restaurants, Jollibee Foods Corporation, and its chain of restaurant subsidiaries were the latest victim of a data breach, affecting 11 million data subjects, the National Privacy Commission confirmed on Monday.
“On 22 June, Saturday at 11:38 a.m., the NPC received notification from Jollibee Group of possible unauthorized access to its data lake, which holds data for all companies in the group,” the NPC statement said.
According to the NPC, the compromised data include sensitive personal information, particularly dates of birth and senior ID numbers.
“Approximately 11 million data subjects are affected, the majority of whom are Jollibee customers. Other impacted brands include Mang Inasal, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich, Burger King, Yoshinoya, and Panda Express,” it said.
Further, Jollibee Foods Corporation has requested an additional 20 days to complete its internal investigation.
On Saturday, Jollibee said it was addressing “a cybersecurity incident” that reportedly affected the company, “in addition to other companies.”
“We take this matter seriously and have launched an investigation to better understand the scope of the incident. We have implemented response protocols in addition to enhanced security measures to further protect data against threats,” it added.