applebees data breach that happened on february 2018

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On February 13, 2018 a data breach had been discovered on Applebees restaurant’s point-of sale systems.  An investigation was launched and it was determined the breach occurred between December 6, 2017 to January 2, 2018. applebees had 160 plus locations across 14 states have been affected. These fourteen states include: Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Wyoming. Kentucky, Missouri, Malware was found in the POS systems. which designed to collect customer names, their credit/ debit card information, verification codes, and card expiration dates. Customers paying online or using Apple bees' tabletop devices that allow them to pay without wait staff present were not impacted.     Apple bees assures its customers that the incident has been isolated and that customers may use their cards at their favorite locations without worries.



https://www.securityweek.com/payment-card-breach-hits-some-applebees-restaurants

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