Last Updated on January 22, 2025 by Craig Allen Keefner
McDonalds Kiosk App Hacked
The Canadian McDonald’s app, called My McD’s, is just the latest target for cyber criminals. Last year, they were busy stealing Aeroplan and PC Optimum rewards points from some members’ online accounts. Many of the fraudsters involved in PC Optimum cases also carried out their crimes in Quebec.
Cybersecurity expert Ritesh Kotak said that in the digital era, companies need to pull out all the stops to protect consumers from cyber criminals.
“We’re moving to a cashless society,” said Ritesh who’s based in Toronto. “They put all this money into app development, are they putting the same amount of money and rigour and research into the security component of it?”
McDonald’s kiosk is the platform and company which influences and drives the self-service self-order QSR kiosk market. In the U.S. they have done many pilots over the years. In Europe, they have moved ahead with self-service. Now it’s big here in States. Coupling kiosks with in-lane line-busting order, drive-thru optimization, curbside pickup and lockers seems to be the multi-pronged approach. AI has entered the realm of the McDonald’s Kiosks with 10 stores now testing.
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