San Antonio TX Restaurant Suffers Data Breach

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

 From WOAI TV via mysanantonio.com http://bit.ly/aVDcCn
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SAN ANTONIO -- The computer system at a local Mexican restaurant was 
hacked, and investigators believe thieves made off with the credit card 
numbers of hundreds of customers.

Aldaco's Mexican Cuisine at Stone Oak has a note on the front door 
apologizing to customers. Some of those customers are now getting 
charges from as far away at Italy.

"They know that it was a breach, and they know that the breach came from 
Russia, that's for sure," explained Blanca Aldaco. "So, we are working 
with our I.T. guy. They're definitely looking into. Hopefully, they can 
figure out what the IP address is."
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The restaurant's owner said they have now changed the way they do business.

"We are no longer on the internet when it comes to credit card 
authorizations," Blanca Aldaco told News 4 WOAI. "And having said that, 
it's 100% secure. We have been assured that that's the way to go, 15 
years back, but we're doing it."

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