Nation's Restaurant News: Noodles & Company is Investigating a Possible Data Breach

Noodles & Company is investigating a data breach at restaurants in 28 states during the first half of the year that may have put customer debit and credit card account information at risk of being stolen, the operator said late Tuesday.

Noodles & Company joins a growing list of restaurant chains that have reported data breaches in recent years, including Wendy’s, P.F. Chang’s, Elephant Bar and Landry’s.

The Broomfield, Colo.-based fast-casual chain said it began investigating unusual activity in May after receiving reports from its credit card processor. Noodles & Company hired a third-party forensic expert, and in June discovered suspicious activity on its computer systems that indicated a potential compromise of data involving cards used by customers to pay between Jan. 31 and June 2.

The company is still working to determine how the data breach occurred and what information was affected. Executives said they are also working to remove malware to prevent the incident from growing in scope. The U.S. Secret Service is assisting with the investigation.

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