Select Restaurants, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting Select Restaurants between October 26, 2016, and February 3, 2017, reported on June 9, 2017. The incident involved the potential compromise of payment information specifically debit and credit card details of guests who dined at the affected locations. While the exact number of impacted individuals and the full scope of the exposed data remain undisclosed, the breach raises concerns over financial fraud risks for customers. The lack of clarity on the extent of the exposure further complicates mitigation efforts, leaving affected patrons vulnerable to unauthorized transactions or identity theft. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in payment processing systems within the hospitality sector, highlighting the need for stricter data protection measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-72488

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/select-foods-services-inc-

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"linkid": "select-foods-services-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Hospitality/Food Service',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Select Restaurants',
                        'type': 'Restaurant Chain'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Payment card data']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-06-09',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Select Restaurants, potentially compromising '
                'payment information of guests using debit or credit cards '
                'between October 26, 2016, and February 3, 2017. The number of '
                'affected individuals and specific details of the compromised '
                'information remain unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Payment information (debit/credit cards)'],
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-06-09',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['Potential violation of '
                                                    'California data breach '
                                                    'notification laws (e.g., '
                                                    'CCPA predecessor)'],
                           'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Select Restaurants (2016-2017)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}