Yesterday, multiple branches of McDonald’s in various countries encountered IT system malfunctions, rendering them unable to provide services. This was due to a complete breakdown of the food ordering and payment system, with reports coming in from the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
McDonald’s released a statement confirming the issue occurred around noon on Friday, Central Time, and was related to a global technology system. They swiftly resolved the issue, and most locations are now operational. They clarified that it was not a cyberattack but rather a consequence of external service provider configuration changes that caused disruptions.
Many users in Japan posted pictures showing McDonald’s temporarily closed. Some images depicted all screens in the store displaying the frozen logo.
Source: BleepingComputer
The images of all monitors displaying the McDonald’s logo in the tweets about the McDonald’s system failure were fascinating, reminiscent of a fictional portrayal of a system failure. I was captivated by it.
Through the coverage of the McDonald’s system malfunction, I stumbled upon the mysterious information that Kumamoto Prefecture has the highest per household spending on hamburgers nationwide.
TLDR: McDonald’s encountered a global IT system malfunction affecting multiple countries, including Japan, but swiftly resolved the issue. Images of all screens displaying the McDonald’s logo during the outage intrigued many. Kumamoto Prefecture leads in per household spending on hamburgers in Japan.
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