Data Breach Likely Affects Almost 50 Arizona Restaurants

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A recent data breach likely affected nearly 50 restaurants in Arizona and dozens more in other states, according to North Country Business Products (NCBP), a point-of-sale (POS) systems provider.

According to NCBP, hackers possibly stole the payment information of some consumers who used their debit and credit cards at its business partner restaurants. The data breach happened between January 3 and January 24 this year.

On January 4, the company hired third-party forensic investigators after detection a suspicious activity on certain client networks. By the end of the month, investigators found that hackers deployed malware to collect debit and credit card information from its multiple business partner restaurants.

NCBP disclosed the data breach to alert customers at affected restaurants in Arizona and other states that their payment information may have been compromised. The company set up a help line (1-877-204-9537) for individuals seeking further information about the problem. The help line is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST.