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Class Action Claims Wendy’s Negligently Exposed Customer Payment Info In January Breach
From: audrey () riskbasedsecurity com (Audrey McNeil)
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:54:05 -0700
http://consumerist.com/2016/02/23/class-action-claims-wendys-negligently-exposed-customer-payment-info-in-january-breach/ Back in January, Wendyâs confirmed that it was looking into a data breach, adding later that it had found malicious software designed to steal customer information on computers that operate its payment processing system. As one might imagine, that didnât go over well with some customers: a new class action claims the fast food chain was negligent in exposing its customersâ credit and debit card information to attackers. The lead plaintiff says in a complaint filed in federal court in Orlando that hackers used his debit card information to charge almost $600 worth of stuff after heâd used the card at a Wendyâs restaurant in early January, Courthouse News reports. The customer claims Wendyâs failed to use adequate safety measures and didnât notify customers quickly. He wants the court to certify a class of other Florida residents who also couldâve been defrauded after visiting Wendyâs. âWendyâs could have prevented this data breach,â the complaint states, adding the software was most likely a variant of the âBlackPOSâ malware that affected other large companies last year. âWhile many retailers, banks and card companies responded to recent breaches by adopting technology that helps make transactions more secure, Wendyâs has acknowledged that it did not do so.â Wendyâs should have known better, the complaint states, especially after several other high profile reports in the media of hackers stealing personal information, but instead, it kept payment information and customersâ personal information together. The plaintiff is suing for negligence, breach of contract, and violation of Floridaâs Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Heâs seeking damages, and for the court system to make sure improved security measures are put into place. So far, Wendyâs has only acknowledged a pattern of âunusual credit card activityâ regarding its customers, but hasnât disclosed how many people could have been affected. Weâve reached out to Wendyâs for comment and will update this post when we hear back. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/pipermail/breachexchange/attachments/20160223/d7c0637d/attachment-0001.html>
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