Disaster Chili's Hit By Data Breach, Credit And Debit Card Information Compromised

Chili’s is reporting some less than hot news.

The restaurant chain’s parent company, Brinker International, announced last week some outlets were “impacted by a data incident, which may have resulted in unauthorized access or acquisition of your payment card data.”

Chili’s, which has more than 1,600 locations worldwide, did not disclose which locations or how many diners might have been affected, but that it believes “the data incident was limited to between March – April 2018.”

The breach involved malware being used “to gather payment card information including credit or debit card numbers as well as cardholder names from our payment-related systems for in-restaurant purchases at certain Chili’s restaurants.”

Company officials also said they are “working with third-party forensic experts to conduct an extensive investigation to confirm the nature and scope of this incident.”

The officials said law enforcement authorities have been notified and “we are working to provide fraud resolution and credit monitoring services” for those whose information may have been obtained through the breach.

The company suggests Chili’s customers monitor their bank and credit card statements for accuracy and contact their banks if there is any suspicious activity.

Data breaches have been all too common in today’s cybersphere. A series of notable ― and massive ― data breaches occurred last year. Equifax, Uber, the Dallas emergency siren network and state election systems were just a few of the targets of successful hacks. Compromised data included driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and to financial information.

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[REGENDarySumanai]

Stuff like this happens all the time, but I can't find a job that is focused on computer security. What a world we live in. Security should be the first thing that any company should focus on.

 

[frozenrunner]

Security should be the first thing that any company should focus on.

But it's haaaaard and expensive.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Remember the days when you didn't have to worry about identity fraud because places you buy stuff from got hacked over the Internet?

 

[Bassomatic]

If you eat at Chilli's the most embarrassing part of this is people now know you eat at Chilli's not your FICO is out there.

 

[Echo_Ender]

I don't know anyone who's eaten at a Chili's in the last decade, let alone the last few months...

It's up there with Applebees.

 

[Splendid]

I want to know about this 1,600 locations "worldwide" bullshit. What fucking countries besides the US and Canada would tolerate Chili's?

 

[PantsFreeZone]

Chillllllllllliiiiiiiii's data hacked mess, via anonymous source

 

[Super Collie]

I want my data back data back data back data back, gibs.

 

[millais]

I want to know about this 1,600 locations "worldwide" bullshit. What fucking countries besides the US and Canada would tolerate Chili's?

i bet they are one of those restaurant chains that have franchise branches at all those overseas international airports in order to capitalize on American travelers' unwillingness to eat foreign food and alcoholic drinks.

 

[Dysnomia]

I don't know anyone who's eaten at a Chili's in the last decade, let alone the last few months...

It's up there with Applebees.

I can't even remember the last time I saw a Chili's.

But I guess enough people want those baby back ribs for this to be a problem.

i bet they are one of those restaurant chains that have franchise branches at all those overseas international airports in order to capitalize on American travelers' unwillingness to eat foreign food and alcoholic drinks.

You usually hear about places like KFC and McDonald's being popular in foreign countries. I've never heard of Chili's being all the rage in Japan.

 

[Audit]

i bet they are one of those restaurant chains that have franchise branches at all those overseas international airports in order to capitalize on American travelers' unwillingness to eat foreign food and alcoholic drinks.

Yup, you'll find terrible Chili's outlets in airports across the US and overseas. I've eaten at one of them before and the airport version of their food is somehow even worse than the stand-alone restaurant variety.

 

[thismanlies]

My information was affected by the Equifax breach. I suppose a restaurant that gives shitty shakers away with its margaritas isn't going to do too much more damage to my credit score.

 

[TowinKarz]

I still want to know how, in this day and age, companies can even THINK nobody will try and hack them?

This is the equivalent of leaving your keys in your running car while you go inside the store for a coffee.... and you are surprised it got stolen?

Yes, I knew a woman who did that, and just could not BELIEVE someone would take her car.. "It wasn't even NEW" was her justification.

 

[Marvin]

I want to know about this 1,600 locations "worldwide" bullshit. What fucking countries besides the US and Canada would tolerate Chili's?

Uzbekistan. I think they just googled the word chili and took the first image they got though.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

jokes on you, i use cash only