Chipotle falls victim to cybersecurity attack

Posted on May 29, 2017
Chipotle restaurants nationwide were hit with a cyber attack, including three in the Twin Cities. (Photo Courtesy Flickr/Mike Mozart)

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – Three Chipotle Mexican Grills in Bloomington-Normal were among the chain’s restaurants hit by a cyber-security attack which sought customers’ information stored on their credit cards.

A company blog post revealed the malware, or malicious software, searched for data including card numbers, expiration dates, and internal verification codes.

The affected restaurants include a Chipotle in Bloomington at 305 N. Veterans Parkway, 701 S. Main Street and 1601 E. College Ave., both in Normal.

The breaches happened between March 24 and April 18, but the company said not all Chipotle’s were involved.

Chipotle said it is supporting law enforcement’s investigation, improving its security, and working with payment card networks to increase monitoring by the banks that issue the credit cards.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected].

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