McDonald’s Suffers , Global Tech Outage.<br />On March 15, McDonald's stores around the world <br />either shut down or paused online ordering due <br />to a technology outage, NBC News reports.<br />Locations that reported the most disruptions include Australia, China, Britain and Japan, <br />as well as other areas in Asia and Europe.<br />Many stores across the country have <br />temporarily suspended operations. We <br />apologize for any inconvenience caused to our <br />customers. There is currently a system failure, McDonald's Japan, via X.<br />Due to a computer system failure, <br />the mobile ordering and self-ordering <br />kiosks are not functioning. , McDonald's China, via Facebook.<br />Please order directly at the <br />restaurant counter. Sorry for <br />any inconvenience caused, McDonald's China, via Facebook.<br />At around 4 p.m. local time, the <br />'South China Morning Post' reported <br />that the problem had been fixed.<br />The McDonald's Corporation <br />also issued a statement.<br />We are aware of a technology outage, <br />which impacted our restaurants; <br />the issue is now being resolved. , McDonald's Corporation spokesperson, via statement.<br />We thank customers for their patience <br />and apologize for any inconvenience <br />this may have caused, McDonald's Corporation spokesperson, via statement.<br />Notably, the issue is not related <br />to a cybersecurity event, McDonald's Corporation spokesperson, via statement
