Jason’s Deli is one of the latest hospitality and/or retail businesses that has been hacked via POS system. The restaurant chain has confirmed that the data breach exposed 2 million payment cards in 164 restaurants across 14 states.
According to the report, the cyber criminals successfully installed RAM-scraping malware, which was only to be discovered by card issuers who spotted fraudulent patterns that point back to the restaurant chain.
Since the attack, Jason’s Deli has contacted the FBI, Secret Service, PR consultants, data breach attorneys, and computer forensic experts, all billing at an hourly rate. Additionally, they are working with card issuers to track down and flag affected cards, which will most likely result in credit monitoring costs.
To make matters worse, customers have taken to social media, threatening to sue, and filing multiple class action lawsuits, which can result in a HUGE business interruption and reputational harm financial loss.
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