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McDonald's Mayhem: Global Outage Shuts Down Stores Worldwide

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McDonald's faces a global technology meltdown, leaving customers hungry and frustrated. What's causing the chaos? Find out!

McDonald's, the beloved fast-food chain, faced a worldwide nightmare as stores in New Zealand, Australia, and beyond were hit by a major IT failure. Reports flooded in about McDonald's outlets being unable to process orders or payments due to a crippling computer server crash. Hungry customers were left disappointed as they couldn't get their favorite meals. The chain's spokesperson reassured everyone that they are working diligently to resolve the issue.

The outage created chaos not only in New Zealand but also in Australia, where McDonald's restaurants grappled with payment processing issues. Customers across the globe, from Asia to Europe, found themselves unable to place orders, leading to widespread frustrations. This unprecedented technology breakdown has highlighted the reliance of fast-food giants on intricate computer systems that, when disrupted, bring operations to a standstill.

Interestingly, this global tech outage at McDonald's ruled out any cybersecurity incident, reassuring customers that their data is safe. With the fast-food giant affirming that the problem is purely a technology glitch, diners can hopefully expect a prompt resolution to get their Big Mac fix back on track. As the world waits for McDonald's to bounce back from this unprecedented crisis, one thing is clear โ€“ even the most iconic brands are not immune to the challenges of the digital age.

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McDonald's stores in New Zealand and across the world offline after ... (New Zealand Herald)

The Herald has heard directly from an employee of one Auckland store who said a computer server crash meant they couldn't take any orders or serve any food. DO ...

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McDonald's restaurants unable to process payments across ... (ABC News)

McDonald's restaurants across Australia are currently unable to process payments as the fast-food chain grapples with an apparent global outage impacting ...

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McDonald's stores outage: Unable to process orders - reports (TVNZ)

McDonald's branches around the globe are unable to process orders following reports of a widespread outage. It is understand New Zealand outlets have also ...

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McDonald's restaurants hit by technology outage at outlets across ... (The Guardian)

Spokesperson says company is working to resolve issue as soon as possible and thanks customers for their patience.

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'The end': McDonald's IT system down (NEWS.com.au)

Hungry McDonald's customers are unable to be served around Australia after an IT outage caused mayhem.

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McDonald's restaurants across Australia hit with IT outage, unable to ... (PerthNow)

McDonald's restaurants across the globe are unable to serve customers after being hit with a technical outage.

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McDonald's Closes Amid Global IT Outage (Newsweek)

McDonald's restaurants across Australia have been forced to temporarily close, and other branches around the world have reported a widespread technological ...

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Massive computer breakdown hits McDonald's restaurants ... (RNZ)

The fast food chain has been hit with a global outage with reports of system malfunctions in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The restaurant on Manners Street ...

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Global glitch hits McDonald's (Otago Daily Times)

Kiwis couldn't get their McDonald's meals tonight, as a global glitch affected the fast-food restaurant chain. There were reports of system malfunctions in ...

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McDonald's stores in Australia, Asia and Europe hit by major IT failure (CNN)

McDonald's has been hit by a system failure in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, with many stores forced to close and online ordering ...

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McDonald's customers unable to order after systems outage (BBC News)

The chain's system is down in Japan, while customers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand have also reported issues.

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McDonald's suffers worldwide outage (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Fast-food giant McDonald's is experiencing a worldwide outage of its computer systems, which is preventing stores in Australia from processing orders.

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McDonald's customers unable to order after systems outage (BBC News)

The chain's system is down in Japan, while customers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand have also reported issues.

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McDonald's suffers global tech outage, rules out cybersecurity incident (Reuters)

McDonald's said on Friday a technology outage had disrupted operations at many of its outlets worldwide, including Japan and Australia, but ruled out the ...

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'We can't take orders': Computer outage impacts McDonald's in NZ ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The outage is affecting the fast food chains ability to take orders. Stuff spoke to an employee at Grey Lynn McDonald's in Auckland who said the outage was ...

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McDonald's Crashed? Outages Reported at the Fast-Food Chain's ... (NextAdvisor)

Operations at the fast-food chain's outlets across Asia and beyond have been affected by an IT system failure.

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McDonald's hit with systems outages worldwide but some outlets ... (CBS News)

In a statement to CBS News, the Chicago-based burger giant said, "We are aware of a technology outage, which impacted our restaurants; the issue is now being ...

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McDonald's suffers global tech outage forcing some restaurants to ... (CNBC)

McDonald's suffered a system failure on Friday that left many customers in many parts of the world unable to order food.

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McDonald's experiences tech outages worldwide, impacting some ... (USA TODAY)

A McDonald's employee bows in front of its store amid the company's system outages in Tokyo. McDonald's experienced a technology outage worldwide Friday, and ...

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McDonald's Outage Disrupts Operations Across Europe And Asia ... (Forbes)

Customers have complained about being turned away from restaurants after a major IT failure forced McDonald's to halt operations and suspend ordering in ...

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McDonald's stores went offline in New Zealand and across the world ... (New Zealand Herald)

McDonald's has apologised for a global software outage that left customers unable to buy Big Macs at stores around New Zealand yesterday. The Herald heard.

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McDonald's issues apology for global system outage (1 News)

The company has said the global outage was caused by a third-party technology provider and was not a cybersecurity issue.

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Some McDonald's outlets back online after tech outage in several ... (RNZ)

Some McDonald's stores were back online after a global technology outage on Friday disrupted operations for a few hours at many of the restaurant chain's ...

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McDonald's back online after global computer breakdown hits ... (Newshub)

Global chief information officer Brian Rice said in a statement posted on the company's website the fast food chain "experienced a global technology system ...

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McDonald's 'up and running' again after computer outage (Stuff.co.nz)

The issue was โ€œnot related to a cybersecurity eventโ€ but rather caused by a third-party provider during a configuration change, McDonald's said.

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McDonald's makes creative agency change on Happy Meals (AdAge.com)

Wieden+Kennedy NY has added to its McDonald's portfolio, winning the Happy Meal marketing business in the U.S. that had been at Omnicom's DDB.

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McDonald's Secret Dinner Box Is The Best Deal Ever (Delish.com)

Among the items included in the dinner box are two cheeseburgers, four small fries, 10-piece chicken McNuggets, and two Big Macs.

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Fast food frustrations over McDonald's self-serve kiosks (CBS News 8)

Companies continue to be creative as they keep up with rising costs. for one man, it was too much to take after a trip to McDonald's.

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Big Mac, big tech: Inside the McDonald's meltdown (RNZ)

It would only be a slight exaggeration to now call McDonald's a tech company that happens to sell burgers. So what happens when it goes wrong, ...

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