Wendy’s Bitten by the Payment System Bug

The fast food chain says it is investigating claims of a possible credit card breach at some locations.

Banking industry sources discovered a pattern of fraud on cards that were all recently used at various Wendy’s locations.

Company spokesman Bob Bertini said Wendy’s began receiving reports earlier in January from its payment industry contacts about the potential breach.

“Reports indicate that fraudulent charges may have occurred elsewhere after the cards were legitimately used at some of our restaurant,” he said.

Bertini said it was too soon to say whether the incident is contained, how long it may have persisted, or how many stores may be affected.

“We began investigating immediately, and the period of time we’re looking at the incidents is late last year,” he said. “We know it’s [affecting] some restaurants.”

Initially, banking industry sources in the Midwest reported the fraud to Krebs. Now, similar reports from East Coast banks are arriving.