Wendy's Data Breach

What happened?

In March 2018, Wendy's in the Philippines suffered a data breach which impacted over 52k customers and job applicants. The breach exposed extensive personal information including names, email and IP addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and passwords stored as MD5 hashes.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is March 31, 2018. The record was added to the catalogue on May 24, 2022 and last updated there on May 24, 2022.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Education levels
• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Job applications
• Names
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Wendy's or used wendys.com.ph around March 31, 2018. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.