Data Loss Source: A Massachusetts chain of restaurants, called Not Your Average Joe’s, was targeted by an individual or individuals seeking to illegally obtain credit card data.
Date of Loss: Oct. 24, 2007
Size of Loss: Unknown
Affected Individuals: Restaurant customers
Geographic Focus: Massachusetts
Data contained: “The activity occurred largely between early August and late September; there has been no evidence of any fraudulent activity subsequent to September 29,” the company said. “Based on preliminary conversations with the credit card companies, it appears that this issue has impacted significantly fewer than one percent of the nearly 350,000 customers we served during that period. Investigations indicate that no member of the Not Your Average Joe’s staff was involved.”
Additional Information: Boston Business Journals