Payed with a credit card @ Sonic? Well, they were breached.

[Elixer]

...and another one...

What Happened

Sonic Drive-In has discovered that credit and debit card numbers may have been acquired without authorization as part of a malware attack experienced at certain Sonic Drive-In locations. Your trust in Sonic is important to us and we sincerely regret any inconvenience this may cause. We have provided here more information about this situation, including an offer of free identity theft protection for affected customers:

What Information Was Involved

Based on our investigations to-date it appears that credit and debit card numbers used at certain Sonic Drive-In locations may have been impacted.

What We Are Doing

Upon learning of this matter, we immediately contacted law enforcement and have been working with them in their investigation. We also immediately began our own investigation with the help of experienced third-party forensics firms. Notice of this incident was briefly delayed accommodating law enforcement's investigation. We regret that this incident occurred, and apologize for any inconvenience or concern it may cause. As a precautionary measure, we are offering customers who used their cards at our locations this year to receive 24 months of free fraud detection and identity theft protection through Experian's IdentityWorks program. To take advantage of these free services, you can enroll by visiting the Experian IdentityWorks website: http://www.experianidworks.com/sonic. You have until December 31, 2017 to register and enroll. If you have questions or need an alternative to enrolling online, please call 877-534-7032.

http://ir.sonicdrivein.com/Newsroom/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1042818

 

[Exterous]

So one ancillary benefit to credit card churning is that its rare for me to keep a card long enough for these sorts of breaches to be troublesome. Constantly changing numbers seems significantly safer than relaying on any company knowing what its doing when it comes to IT security

 

[AznAnarchy99]

So one ancillary benefit to credit card churning is that its rare for me to keep a card long enough for these sorts of breaches to be troublesome. Constantly changing numbers seems significantly safer than relaying on any company knowing what its doing when it comes to IT security

Eh with credit cards you're never responsible for fraud anyway. One of my Discover cards got copied and used the other day 2000 miles away and it's been sitting in my drawer for the last 10 months.

 

[Exterous]

Eh with credit cards you're never responsible for fraud anyway. One of my Discover cards got copied and used the other day 2000 miles away and it's been sitting in my drawer for the last 10 months.

Yeah but then you have to call and talk to people and explain to them that the 50 gallon tub of lube on your purchase history was actually you and not fraudulent. This saves me like whole minutes per year or something!

 

[Red Squirrel]

It's ridiculous all the companies getting breeched now. There really needs to be some kind of accountability for this stuff. Like people responsible for the gross neglect in security should be doing jail time. An example has to be set. Of course that's never going to happen, the law system rather make an example of regular citizens over really stupid petty crimes like piracy instead of real actual crimes that affect lot of people. Pirate an MP3, get 25 years in jail, allow the personal info of millions of people become accessible to the public, get a severance package and retire early.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

People actually eat at Sonic?

 

[Pick2]

I hate those sonic commercials ... That's why God invented the MUTE button. 🙂

 

[Puffnstuff]

It's ridiculous all the companies getting breeched now. T

Not just companies or the typical sources. The NSA is blaming kaspersky software for their breach.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia...ved-to-been-used-to-take-classified-nsa-data/

 

[MtnMan]

To demonstrate their incompetence, they list the contact information for the AG of NC. Problem is the person they listed is now the Governor.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

It's ridiculous all the companies getting breeched now. There really needs to be some kind of accountability for this stuff. Like people responsible for the gross neglect in security should be doing jail time. An example has to be set. Of course that's never going to happen, the law system rather make an example of regular citizens over really stupid petty crimes like piracy instead of real actual crimes that affect lot of people. Pirate an MP3, get 25 years in jail, allow the personal info of millions of people become accessible to the public, get a severance package and retire early.

It's the banks that crack down on the companies. They lose the money. I think many of the credit card providers put different rules on Target after their breach.

 

[XavierMace]

The article seems to indicate only certain locations where hit, but I don't see any mention of which locations. Does that mean just certain locations were used as an entry point but all locations are impacted or that if you didn't eat at those locations you're safe?