Chipotle restaurants in Wilmington involved in cybersecurity attack

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A cybersecurity attack that hit most Chipotle restaurants allowed hackers to steal credit card information from customers, the burrito chain confirmed.

The company first acknowledged the breach on April 25.

But a blog post on Friday revealed the kind of malware used that was used to breach customer data and which restaurants were affected. According to its online locator tool, both the Chipotles on Fordham Road and International Drive in Wilmington were breached.

Anyone who swiped their cards in Wilmington between March 26 and April 18 may have had their account information stolen. The malware worked by infecting cash registers and capturing information stored on the magnetic strip on credit cards, called “track data.” Chipotle said track data sometimes includes the cardholder’s name, card number, expiration date and internal verification code.

Chipotle urged customers to be vigilant in keeping an eye on their accounts.