BreachCensus

Yum! Brands, Inc.

RetailUnited States of America

Yum! Brands, Inc. is a retail organisation in Massachusetts. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register, the California Attorney General breach-notification register, the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register, the Delaware Attorney General data security breach database and the Iowa Attorney General security breach notification list with 2 confirmed incidents (3 filings); the most recent notice was filed on April 14, 2023.

Headquarters
Louisville, United States
Employees
90,000 (as of 2016)
ISIN
US9884981013
LEI
549300JE8XHZZ7OHN517
Wikidata
Q668737

Data as of October 17, 2026.

Confirmed incident

Filed in MA and IA

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (MA and IA) — shown here as one incident.

Disclosed
April 14, 2023

Timeline

  1. April 13, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    IA AG breach notification: an unknown number of Iowa residents affected

    source
  2. April 14, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 1,602 Massachusetts residents affected

    source

Litigation

  • Possible litigation — multiple candidate dockets found, not yet resolved to a single case.
  • Possible litigation — multiple candidate dockets found, not yet resolved to a single case.
What a Massachusetts notice means

Governed by M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

What a Iowa notice means

Governed by Iowa Code §715C.2. Notice to the Attorney General is required within five business days of notifying consumers, for a breach requiring notification to more than 500 Iowa residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

Iowa breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

Filed in WA, CA and DE — Ransomware Attack

The same incident was filed separately with 3 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (WA, CA and DE) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
January 13, 2023
Disclosed
April 7, 2023

Timeline

  1. April 7, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 1,220 Washington residents affected

    source
  2. April 13, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
  3. April 14, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    DE AG breach notification: 578 Delaware residents affected

    source
  4. April 14, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    DE AG breach notification: 578 Delaware residents affected

    source
  5. April 14, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    DE AG breach notification: 578 Delaware residents affected

    source

Litigation

  • Possible litigation — multiple candidate dockets found, not yet resolved to a single case.
What a Washington notice means

Governed by RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

What a California notice means

Governed by Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

What a Delaware notice means

Governed by 6 Del. C. §12B-102. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Delaware residents.

Note: the count is Delaware residents only, not a total.

Delaware breach-notification register ↗