Cybersecurity
Chipotle Removes Malware After Breach Strikes Payment Systems
- Company had warned customers about hacker attack last month
- Incident comes as Chipotle tries to bounce back from crisis
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., which warned investors and customers last month that it had suffered a data breach, gave the all-clear on Friday, saying it had removed malicious software from its systems.
The company identified the so-called malware during a probe that included law enforcement, payment-card networks and cybersecurity firms, the burrito chain said. Hackers installed the software in order to grab customer data from point-of-sale devices, striking between March 24 and April 18.