Massive Data Breach at 12 Popular Chicago Area Restaurants [List]

If you have dined out in the Chicago area over the last year, you may have become a victim of a massive credit card data breach.

Check your credit card statements if you dined at any of these Chicago area restaurants over the past last year.

NBC Chicago reports that these are the restaurants affected and dates the data breach took place.

Rainforest Café
Chicago: May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015
Woodfield Mall: May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015

Bubba Gump Shrimp

Chicago: May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015

Morton’s
East Wacker Place, Chicago May 10, 2014 to March 14, 2015; May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015
State Street: May 10, 2014 to March 14, 2015; May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015
Schaumburg: May 5 to Dec. 3, 2015

McCormick & Schmick’s
Chesnut Street, Chicago: May 9, 2014 to Dec. 3, 2015
East Wacker Street, Chicago: May 9, 2014 to March 14, 2015; May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015
Oak Brook: May 9, 2014 to March 14, 2015; May 8 to Dec. 3, 2015

Capis Italian Kitchen

Chicago: Nov. 16, 2014

Claim Jumper

Lombard: May 5 to Dec. 3, 2015

Mastro’s

Chicago: May 5 to Dec. 3, 2015

It's recommended that you check your credit and bank card statements for any suspicious fraud activity. NBC Chicago says:

Findings showed that hackers were able to install a program on payment card processing devices at certain restaurants, food and beverage outlets, spas, entertainment destinations, and managed properties.

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