Chick-fil-A announced the company learned on Dec. 19 that there was "limited suspicious" payment card activity at some of its locations. The Atlanta-based fast food chain did not disclose how wide-spread the possible breach, number of restaurants or the locations.
A news release by Chick-fil-A read it was working with law enforcement to determine the extent of the activity. Customers will be told more information later, according to the company. If a breach is substantiated, customers will not liable for fraudulent charges and Chick-fil-A said it will pay for identity protection services to those affected, including credit monitoring.
Anyone concerned about payment card transactions should call 1-855-398-6439.
The Chick-fil-A statement:
"Chick-fil-A recently received reports of potential unusual activity involving payment cards used at a few of our restaurants. We take our obligation to protect customer information seriously, and we are working with leading IT security firms, law enforcement and our payment industry contacts to determine all of the facts."
"We want to assure our customers we are working hard to investigate these events and will share additional facts as we are able to do so. If the investigation reveals that a breach has occurred, customers will not be liable for any fraudulent charges to their accounts — any fraudulent charges will be the responsibility of either Chick-fil-A or the bank that issued the card. If our customers are impacted, we will arrange for free identity protection services, including credit monitoring."