Comparison Overview

The Wendy's Company

VS

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

The Wendy's Company

1 Dave Thomas Blvd, Dublin, 43017, US
Last Update: 2026-04-01
Between 700 and 749

Wendy's was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, “Quality Is Our Recipe®”, which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef*, freshly-prepared salads, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty® dessert. The Wendy's Company (Nasdaq: WEN) is committed to doing the right thing and making a positive difference in the lives of others. This is most visible through the Company's support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption® and its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, which seeks to find a loving, forever home for every child in the North American foster care system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 7,000 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. For details on franchising, connect with us at www.wendys.com/franchising.Visit www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for more information and connect with us on X and Instagram using @wendys, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendys. *Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Canada.

NAICS: 7225
NAICS Definition: Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Employees: 70,806
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
1

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

5707 Blue Lagoon Dr, Miami, Florida, US, 33126
Last Update: 2026-03-30
Between 700 and 749

Founded in New Orleans in 1972, POPEYES® has more than 45 years of history and culinary tradition. Popeyes distinguishes itself with a unique New Orleans-style menu featuring spicy chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp, and other regional items. The chain's passion for its Louisiana heritage and flavorful authentic food has allowed Popeyes to become one of the world's largest chicken quick-service restaurants with over 3,600 restaurants in the U.S. and around the world.

NAICS: 7225
NAICS Definition: Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Employees: 27,523
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
2

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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The Wendy's Company
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
The Wendy's Company
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Restaurants Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for The Wendy's Company in 2026.

Incidents vs Restaurants Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in 2026.

Incident History — The Wendy's Company (X = Date, Y = Severity)

The Wendy's Company cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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The Wendy's Company
Incidents

Date Detected: 01/2016
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Payment Card Fraud
Motivation: Financial Gain
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 12/2015
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Malware on POS systems via compromised remote access credentials
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2015
Type:Breach
Blog: Blog
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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2025
Type:Vulnerability
Attack Vector: Weak Default Credentials, Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 9/2024
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Third-Party Vendor Compromise
Blog: Blog

FAQ

The Wendy's Company company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

The Wendy's Company company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company.

In the current year, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company and The Wendy's Company company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company nor The Wendy's Company company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company and The Wendy's Company company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Neither Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company nor The Wendy's Company company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while The Wendy's Company company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither The Wendy's Company company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

The Wendy's Company company employs more people globally than Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen company, reflecting its scale as a Restaurants.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds HIPAA certification.

Neither The Wendy's Company nor Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to 1.26. Impacted is the function stbtt_InitFont_internal in the library stb_truetype.h of the component TTF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 5.0
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
cvss3
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
cvss4
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read in VS6ComFile!get_macro_mem_COM. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to information disclosure from the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain a stack-based buffer overflow in VS6ComFile!CSaveData::_conv_AnimationItem. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in VS6MemInIF!set_temp_type_default. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to information disclosure from the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

V-SFT versions 6.2.10.0 and prior contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in VS6ComFile!load_link_inf. Opening a crafted V7 file may lead to information disclosure from the affected product.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.4
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X