Chipotle Mexican Grill

The Chipotle Mexican Grill experienced a significant cybersecurity incident that was part of a broader series of attacks attributed to the cybercriminal group known as FIN7. Over the course of their operations in the United States, FIN7 breached the computer networks of companies across 47 states and the District of Columbia, managing to steal more than 15 million customer card records from over 6,500 individual point-of-sale terminals at more than 3,600 separate business locations. These attacks not only targeted Chipotle but also other well-known chains including Chili’s, Arby’s, and Jason’s Deli, highlighting the widespread impact of FIN7’s activities. Additionally, the Emerald Queen Casino in Western Washington was among the targeted local businesses, demonstrating the group's reach beyond the food industry. The breaches led to the compromise of vast amounts of customer data, causing severe damages to the company's reputation and potentially its finances due to the theft of customer financial information.

Source: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/seattle/news/stories/how-cyber-crime-group-fin7-attacked-and-stole-data-from-hundreds-of-us-companies

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/chipotle-mexican-grill

"id": "chi608050724",
"linkid": "chipotle-mexican-grill",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "04/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

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                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Chipotle Mexican Grill',
                        'type': 'Restaurant Chain'},
                       {'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Chili’s',
                        'type': 'Restaurant Chain'},
                       {'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Arby’s',
                        'type': 'Restaurant Chain'},
                       {'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Jason’s Deli',
                        'type': 'Restaurant Chain'},
                       {'industry': 'Entertainment',
                        'location': 'Western Washington',
                        'name': 'Emerald Queen Casino',
                        'type': 'Casino'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Point-of-Sale (PoS) Systems',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '15 million',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Customer card records'},
 'description': 'Chipotle Mexican Grill experienced a significant '
                'cybersecurity incident as part of a broader series of attacks '
                'attributed to the cybercriminal group FIN7. The group '
                'breached the computer networks of companies across 47 states '
                'and the District of Columbia, stealing more than 15 million '
                'customer card records from over 6,500 individual '
                'point-of-sale terminals at more than 3,600 separate business '
                'locations. These attacks not only targeted Chipotle but also '
                'other well-known chains including Chili’s, Arby’s, and '
                'Jason’s Deli, as well as the Emerald Queen Casino in Western '
                'Washington.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Severe damages',
            'data_compromised': 'Customer card records',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': 'Point-of-Sale (PoS) Systems'},
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'threat_actor': 'FIN7',
 'title': 'Chipotle Mexican Grill Data Breach by FIN7',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}