Data Breach Reported at Sacramento Area Restaurants

CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA - If you used a credit or debit card at Elephant Bar restaurants in the Sacramento Area between Aug. 12 and Dec. 4, your information may have been compromised. It’s recommended that you check your statement immediately.

The restaurant chain reported online, “On November 3, 2015, Elephant Bar was alerted to a potential security incident by its card processor. Based upon an extensive forensic investigation, it appears that unauthorized individuals installed malicious software on our payment processing systems at certain restaurant locations designed to capture payment card information, including cardholder name, payment card account number, card expiration date, and verification code.”

Here in the Sacramento Area, the impacted restaurants are as follows:

• Citrus Heights, Aug. 12 - Nov. 25
• Sacramento, Sept. 11-Nov. 24

Restaurants elsewhere in California were also impacted, as well as in the states of Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Florida.

• Also See: Data Breach Reported at Bay Area

The company reports, “We have disabled the malware and have reconfigured our point-of-sale and payment card processing systems to enhance the security of these systems. In addition, we are in contact with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with its investigation. We are also coordinating with payment card companies. While we are continuing to review and enhance our security measures, the incident has now been contained and customers can safely use payment cards at all Elephant Bar locations.”

If your card statement looks fishy, or you’re just worried because you ate at one of the restaurants during the window when the fraud was committed, call Elephant Bar toll-free at 866-578-5412.

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