Source: TechCrunch
This is basic negligence—hardcoding credentials into client-side app code is a decades-old mistake any junior developer should catch in code review. The incident exposes how casual enterprise security practices remain at restaurant chains collecting millions of customer records. Data breaches tied to laughable oversights rather than zero-days will continue until companies face meaningful financial consequences for preventable failures. For consumers, the real cost of the app-first economy is clear: every loyalty program, digital wallet, and location-tracking convenience creates a new exposure vector that companies treat as an afterthought.