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January 28, 2016 – If you’ve eaten at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant lately, plugging your arteries might not be the only thing you have to worry about. The company has announced that it is investigating a possible data breach after reports of fraudulent debit and credit charges began to appear on its customer’s monthly invoices shortly after eating at the chain.
The announcement by the company appears to be proactive. At this point they aren’t certain if there was a data breach. And if there was, they certainly don’t yet know how many of the company’s stores are affected or how much customer information was released.
The report of the breach was first made by Brian Krebs on his widely read security blog. Krebs was the first person to report on the Target data breach in 2013 and is well respected.
ACCESS is advising our readers that if you have used a credit or debit card at a Wendy’s restaurant lately, check your credit and debit card statements closely. If you find any charges that you don’t recognize, call your bank or your card issuer immediately and report them.
In the case of debit card users, time is of the essence. If you don’t file your reports quickly, under current law you could be responsible for any charges.
byJim Malmberg
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