According to CU Journal, Wendy's confirmed that hackers breached customer payment card data at 1,025 of its restaurants nationwide, which is much more than originally believed. Wendy's reports that cardholder name, card number, expiration date, cardholder verification value and service code were all targeted by malware. The malware first hit some locations in the fall 2015. A Wendy's searchable list of impacted locations reveals that no Vermont locations were affected, but 16 NH sites were affected, 5 in MA, 4 in Maine, a handful in upstate NY.In mid-May, the company announced that the fraud only affected 5% of stores, fewer than 300 locations. However, a number of sources suspected a much higher level of data breach than only 5% of stores, given the volume of fraud the financial institutions traced back to Wendy’s customers.
In June, the Michigan Credit Union League, its members and CUNA advocated for stronger merchants and card network accountability after the Wendy’s restaurants breach forced several credit unions to cover associated costs. CUNA also announced it was also joining a data breach lawsuit against the restaurant chain. According to CUNA, industry sources estimated the fraudulent charges have been even larger than in other recent data breaches such as those at Target and Home Depot, which combined cost credit unions more than $90 million.
The Wendy's chain includes about 6,500 franchise and company operated restaurants in the United States, 28 other countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Most U.S. locations are
franchises.
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