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Applebee’s exposed customers’ personal data after leaving database password in app
TechCrunchFriday, October 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: A security researcher discovered the hardcoded credential in Applebee's app, allowing unrestricted access to customers' personal data.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. EXCLUSIVE: A security researcher discovered the hardcoded credential in Applebee's app, allowing unrestricted access to customers' personal data. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Applebee and Technology.
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What happened
EXCLUSIVE: A security researcher discovered the hardcoded credential in Applebee's app, allowing unrestricted access to customers' personal data.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: Applebee’s exposed customers’ personal data after leaving database password in app
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Applebee and Technology.
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