Wendy’s Hacker Attack Much Worse Than Initially Thought: New Malware Found In Investigations

Fast-food chain Wendy’s recently found additional cases of unusual credit card activity at some of its restaurants, which signals that the extent of the damage done by hackers in a previously discovered attack is much worse than initially thought.

Payment companies first noticed the unusual credit card activity on transactions processed in some Wendy’s stores. While the cards were legitimately used in transactions made at Wendy’s, the cards were then charged with fraudulent transactions afterward.

The activity prompted the company to launch an investigation into the matter with law enforcement authorities and cybersecurity experts.

Last month, Wendy’s said that it had discovered malware in the point-of-sale systems of less than 300 franchised restaurants in North America. In addition, about 50 more locations were suspected to have experienced issues in cybersecurity. For the full article click here 

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