Another breach at a fast-food restaurant, this time at Atlanta-based restaurant chain Arby's, once again puts credit union cardholders at risk, in an incident reminiscent of the Wendy's hack in 2016.

According to cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs, sources at nearly a half-dozen banks and credit unions independently inquired about a data breach at Arby's, which told KrebsOnSecurity it recently remediated a breach involving malicious software installed on payment card systems at hundreds of its restaurant locations nationwide.

Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. said the company first received notification in mid-January about a breach at some stores, but it did not reveal it publicly at the FBI's request.

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Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).