Applebee’s fixed flaw that exposed customer data
BROBROK News · Based on reporting by DiarioBitcoin ·
Applebee’s patched an Android app issue that let someone access a customer database with personal information. The company says it found no signs of unauthorized access, but it did not say how many records may have been exposed or whether it has logs to confirm the scope.
Key points
- Researcher Robert Wiggins found a database credential embedded in the Android app code.
- The exposed database contained names, emails, birth dates, phone numbers and ZIP codes.
- It also held account activity data, including login counts and recent IP addresses.
- Dine Brands said it investigated the issue and fixed the flaw.
- The company did not say whether it can verify if anyone accessed the data.
Why it matters
The incident highlights how a hardcoded credential can expose sensitive customer records through a public app. For investors and operators, the unresolved questions are the scale of exposure and whether the company can audit what happened.
Original headline: “Applebee’s corrigió una falla que dejó expuestos datos personales de sus clientes”
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