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36% of restaurants experienced phishing targeting staff credentials as a form of social engineering in the past year.

PublisherVikingCloud
ReportCyber Risk, Supersized: VikingCloud's 2026 Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report
Published8 July 2026
TopicsPhishing, Social Engineering, Credentials, Restaraunt

Published by VikingCloud in Cyber Risk, Supersized: VikingCloud's 2026 Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report, 8 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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