Chili’s Grill & Bar Hit with Data Breach

A number of Chili’s Grill & Bar have been impacted by a data breach, which may have resulted in unauthorized access or acquisition of guests’ payment card data, the restaurant operator announced on its website.

On May 11, the Dallas-based restaurant operator learned that some of its guests’ payment card information was compromised at certain Chili’s restaurants.

Chili’s immediately activated its response plan upon learning of this incident and is working with third-party forensic experts to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the details of what happened. Currently the Dallas-based operator believes the incident occurred at select locations between March and April 2018.

“We are committed to sharing additional information on this ongoing investigation with our guests as we learn more,” the company stated.