Arby’s breach

February 9, 2017

Fast Food Chain Arby’s Acknowledges Breach

This post was originally published on this siteSources at nearly a half-dozen banks and credit unions independently reached out over the past 48 hours to inquire if I’d heard anything about a data breach at Arby’s fast-food restaurants. Asked about the rumors, Arby’s told KrebsOnSecurity that it recently remediated a breach involving malicious software installed on payment card systems at hundreds of its restaurant locations nationwide. A spokesperson for Atlanta, Ga.-based Arby’s said the company was first notified by industry partners in mid-January about a breach at some stores, but that it had not gone public about the incident at the request […]
April 14, 2017

Shoney’s Hit By Apparent Credit Card Breach

This post was originally published on this siteIt’s Friday, which means it’s time for another episode of “Which Restaurant Chain Got Hacked?” Multiple sources in the financial industry say they’ve traced a pattern of fraud on customer cards indicating that the latest victim may be Shoney’s, a 70-year-old restaurant chain that operates primarily in the southern United States. Image: Thomas Hawk, Flickr. Shoney’s did not respond to multiple requests for comment left with the company and its outside public relations firm over the past two weeks. Based in Nashville, Tenn., the privately-held restaurant chain includes approximately 150 company-owned and franchised […]