National fast food chain Chick-fil-A confirmed Dec. 30 that it received reports of "potential unusual activity involving payment cards at a few of its restaurants."
"We take our obligation to protect customers' information seriously, and we are working with leading IT security firms, law enforcement and our payment industry contacts to determine all of the facts," the Atlanta-based company said in a prepared statement.
Chick-fil-A said it received the first report of a potential breach Dec. 19 and launched an investigation.
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"If the investigation reveals that a breach has occurred, customers will not be liable for any fraudulent charges to their accounts – any fraudulent charges will be the responsibility of either Chick-fil-A or the bank that issued the card," Chick-fil-A said. "If our customers are impacted, we will arrange for free identity protection services, including credit monitoring."
The company did not report how many restaurants or which locations were involved in the possible breach.
Brian Krebs, a security news and investigation blogger, reported an anonymous banking source said that "Chick-fil-A locations across the country were impacted, but that the bulk of the fraud seemed concentrated at locations in Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia."
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