Personal Data Protection Board Declared a Data Breach at Köfteci Yusuf Affecting 163 Thousand People

Personal Data Protection Authority, Köfteci Yusuf Ready Food Cleaning Livestock Meat Products Entegre Gıda İthalat İhracat San.

The relevant provision of the law states: "In case the processed personal data is obtained by others through illegal means, the data controller shall notify the relevant person and the Board of this situation as soon as possible."

Local SQL Database Encrypted

In the notification submitted to the Board by the company, it was stated that the violation started on 22.01.2026 and was detected on 23.01.2026.

In the statement, "The local SQL database, which contains the data controller's payroll software and information systems where online food orders are managed, has been encrypted and access prevented by an external intervention."

Employees and Customers Affected

The group of contacts affected by the breach was reported to be employees and customers.

It was stated that the identity, contact and personnel data of the employees were also within the scope of the violation.

It was shared that a total of 163 thousand people, including 13 thousand employees and 150 thousand customers of the company, were affected by the breach.

Announcement Decision on the Website from the Board

It was announced that with the Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board dated 27.01.2026 and numbered 2026/141, it was decided to announce the data breach notification on the Authority's website.

Kaynak: Beykozun Sesi