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Possible Payment Card Breach – Chipotle

The popular restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill with over 2000 locations has announced its payment processing system was breached. A Chipotle spokesperson said the company discovered unauthorized activity on its network. They are aggressively investigating the breach and have only provided limited information for now. Initial news shows the intruders may have accessed information from cards used at their restaurants between March 24 and April 18, 2017.

Law enforcement and cybersecurity firms have been notified along with its payment processing firm. Security enhancements have been implemented and they believe the vulnerability has been contained. Chipotle spokesperson stated “Consistent with good practices, consumers should closely monitor their payment card statements … If anyone sees an unauthorized charge, they should immediately notify the bank that issued the card. Payment card network rules generally state that cardholders are not responsible for such charges.” (Kovacs, 2017) There have been several other chain restaurants reporting data breaches in just the past few months to include; Shoney’s, CiCi’s, Arby’s, Wendy’s and Noodles & Company.

References

Kovacs, E. (2017, April 26). Chipotle Investigating Payment Card Breach. Retrieved from Security Week: http://www.securityweek.com/chipotle-investigating-payment-card-breach