Chili’s Bar & Grill has issued a statement to notify customers about a data breach that affected certain locations.
A statement from parent company Brinker International said:
“Dear Valued Guests,
This notice is to make you aware that some Chili’s restaurants have been impacted by a data incident, which may have resulted in unauthorized access or acquisition of your payment card data, and to provide you information on steps you can take to protect yourself and minimize the possibility of misuse of your information.
We sincerely apologize to those who may have been affected and assure you we are working diligently to resolve this incident.”
On May 11, 2018, the company learned that some guests’ payment card information was compromised at certain Chili’s restaurants as the result of a data incident. They believe the data incident was limited to between March – April 2018.
The company said malware was used to gather payment card information including credit or debit card numbers as well as cardholder names from payment-related systems for in-restaurant purchases at certain Chili’s restaurants.
Specific locations have not yet been named.
Personal information such as social security number, full date of birth, or federal or state identification number was not collected.
You can read more about the data breach here.