More than 50 Noodles & Co. restaurants in Illinois could be affected by a recent data security breach, the Colorado-based restaurant chain announced this week.
Payment information of some customers who used debit or credit cards at certain Noodles locations between Jan. 31 and June 2 might have been stolen through malware, the company said. Noodles restaurants in more than two dozen states were affected, according to information on the company’s website, which also lists location addresses.
The Illinois list has 53 locations. According to the company’s most recent annual report, Noodles had 53 company-owned and five franchised locations in the state.
On May 17, Noodles said it began investigating unusual activity reported by its credit card processor. On June 2, Noodles discovered suspicious activity on its computer systems that signaled a potential compromise of some customers’ debit and credit card data, including cardholders’ names, card numbers, expiration dates and the three-digit security codes printed on the back.
Since then, Noodles said it has been working with third-party forensic investigators to determine how the theft occurred and what information was affected.
Credit and debit cards used at the affected locations are no longer at risk from the malware, the company said.
It has established a hotline, 888-849-1067, for customers seeking information about the breach.
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