Food chain, PF Chang's, investigates possible card breach
A large batch of stolen credit card numbers for sale on an underground forum may have come from a breach at P.F. Chang's China Bistro, a restaurant chain that said on Tuesday it is investigating.
Those selling the stolen data are claiming all of the card numbers are still valid, meaning the data is fairly fresh and that banks haven't yet canceled the accounts, said Alex Holden, CTO of Hold Security, a Wisconsin-based consultancy that monitors secret forums where stolen data is sold.
The company is investigating and law enforcement has been contacted, said a P.F. Chang's representative, Anne Deanovic, via email. "We will provide an update as soon as we have additional information," she wrote. P.F. Chang's China Bistro also runs Pei Wei Asian Diner, a casual diner. As of January 2012, the company ran close to 400 of both restaurant brands in 23 U.S. states, according to its website.
