[BreachExchange] Church’s Chicken probes into possible data breach

[Destry Winant]

https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/churchs-chicken-probes-possible-data-breach/

US-based fast food restaurant chain Church’s Chicken is investigating
into a possible data breach at some of its restaurants.

The restaurant company said that is probing into a potential incident
“involving credit and debit card data at some of its company-owned
restaurants in the US.”

According to the company, the payment processing systems that services
certain company-operated restaurants may have been accessed by an
unauthorised third party.

This possible incident is believed to have impacted only Church’s
company restaurants in the US.

Church’s operates company-owned restaurants in Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

In a statement, Church’s Chicken said: “Our company has retained a
leading cybersecurity firm to help us determine exactly what happened
and what more we can do moving forward to keep our customers’ data
secure. We are also cooperating with Federal law enforcement and have
notified the payment card networks and credit reporting agencies, to
mitigate any potential for harm to our customers.”

Set up in San Antonio, Texas in 1952, Church’s Chicken specialises in
Original and Spicy Chicken that are freshly prepared in small batches.

It serves Tender Strips, Honey-Butter Biscuits made from scratch and
freshly baked, and classic, home-style sides.

Church’s, along with its sister brand Texas Chicken outside the
Americas, has over 1,500 locations in 25 countries and overseas
territories and system-wide sales of over $1bn.

In February this year, US-based fast-food restaurant chain Taco Bueno
Restaurants reported a data breach compromising the payment cards
information of customers at certain locations.

The company launched an investigation to identify the breach after it
received a report of the incident from a third party source. It also
appointed cybersecurity experts to assist in identifying the issue.