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Wawa says payment processing servers were hacked, potentially affecting all of its stores

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Popular East Coast convenience store chain Wawa announced Thursday that it found malware on payment processing servers that affected card information gathered from customers at potentially all of its locations. The company said malware had been running sometime after March 4 and was present on most store systems by approximately April 22. Among the information collected was cardholder names, including credit and debit card numbers and expiration dates. Debit card PIN numbers, credit card CVV2 numbers, other PIN numbers, and driver’s license information used to verify age-restricted purchases were not affected, Wawa said. Additionally, ATMs located in Wawa stores were not affected. “I apologize deeply to all of you, our friends and neighbors, for this incident,” Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens said in a release. “You are my top priority and are critically important to all of the nearly 37,000 associates at Wawa. We take this special relationship with you and the protection of your […]

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This elite cybercrime group is wreaking havoc on the U.S. restaurant industry

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A sophisticated hacking group with suspected ties to cybercrime gangs operating in Eastern Europe is now actively targeting and breaching prominent, brand name restaurants in the U.S. A recently disclosed data breach suffered by Mexican fast food restaurant Chipotle was carried out by hackers linked to a group known as FIN7 or Carbanak Group, CyberScoop has learned. In addition to Chipotle, the hackers appears to be targeting national restaurant franchises Baja Fresh and Ruby Tuesday, according to malware samples and other evidence CyberScoop obtained. More than 20 U.S.-based hospitality companies — a combination of hotels and restaurants — have been successfully hacked by FIN7 since the summer of 2016, two cybersecurity researchers told CyberScoop on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely regarding ongoing investigations. On February 22, a phishing email carrying an attachment titled “Payment overdue.eml” was sent to an email account associated with a Chipotle location […]

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