Cheddar's Says Hack Exposes 500K Credit Card Numbers

Cybercrime

More than 500-thousand people need to  keep a close eye on their credit reports after Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen says it was the victim of a cyber attack.  The chain announced this week someone hacked into its system and stole data  that includes credit and debit card information. It only impacts customers who dined at the restaurants in 23 states, including Texas, between November  2017 to January 2018. Cheddar's parent company, Darden Restaurants,  said it was notified of the hack on August 16th.  It said the hack was  of an older computer system that was replaced in April.

Guests who dined at any Cheddar’s restaurant located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin between Nov. 3, 2017 and Jan. 2, 2018, should call 888-258-7280 for more information about the identity protection services available to them.

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