[HIGHLIGHTS] McDonald's: Disruption paralyzes restaurants in Japan and other countries in Asia

McDonald's: Disruption paralyzes restaurants in Japan and other countries in Asia. However, the US company ruled out a hacker attack.

McDonald's operates nearly 3,000 outlets in Japan, about 1,000 points in Australia, about 245 locations in Hong Kong and over 160 restaurants in New Zealand. The disruption is also affecting the branches in Australia. The company is working on a solution. According to the Japanese division, many branches are no longer accepting orders due to the interruption. The New York Times also reported on a computer system failure at McDonald's inHong Kong.