McDonald's outage: Restaurants suffer global tech issue

McDonald's stores across Japan, Australia and elsewhere were either closed or had suspended online orders Friday after a technology outage.

McDonald's stores across parts of the world were either closed or had suspended online orders Friday after what the company said was a technology outage.

The unspecified issue affected the fast food chain's stores in Japan and Australia, while social media users also reported disruption in China, Britain and elsewhere across Asia and Europe.

“We are aware of a technology outage, which impacted our restaurants; the issue is now being resolved. We thank customers for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused," a spokesperson for the McDonald's Corporation said.

The McDonald's statement added: "Notably, the issue is not related to a cybersecurity event," responding to speculation that the company might have been the target of an online attack.

McDonald's Japan said in an update on X that "Many stores across the country have temporarily suspended operations." It added: "We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mcdonalds-outage-restaurants-suffer-global-tech-issue-rcna143538

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