Church's Chicken Warns of Possible Data Breach

An American restaurant chain has warned of a possible data breach after detecting unauthorized activity in a computer system used to process payments.

Church's Chicken launched an investigation after noting the suspicious behavior at the end of October. The company has stated that any previous unauthorized third-party access that may have occurred has been halted. 

"Although our investigation is ongoing, what we currently know suggests that payment cards used at certain restaurants in 2019 may have been impacted," said a Church's spokesperson.

"We believe the incident may have impacted payment cards, including payment card numbers, names, and expiration dates, used at certain Church’s restaurants."

Cajun Operating Company, commonly known as Church's Chicken or Church's, operates a string of restaurants in the United States and throughout the world.

In a statement released on its website, the company said that the possible breach would only impact some of the company-owned restaurants in the United States. 

A spokesperson wrote: "The Church’s system uses multiple payment processing systems and, as a result, not all Church’s restaurants—and none of our franchised locations—are believed to be impacted by this incident."

A list of 130 restaurants in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas that may have been impacted has been published by the company on its website. 

Church's sought professional help after detecting the unauthorized activity.

A spokesperson wrote: "Our company immediately retai ..

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