A Jimmy John’s location in Carson City, one in Reno and two in Las Vegas were listed by the company as being among 216 restaurants that were affected in a security breach that happened over the summer.
The company notes the Carson City restaurant at 2329 N. Carson St., and the Reno location at 58 E. Ninth are two Northern Nevada area stores where credit and debit card data was compromised. According to the company, an intruder stole log-in credentials from Jimmy John’s point-of-sale vendor and used the stolen credentials to remotely access the point-of-sale systems at some corporate and franchised locations between June 16, 2014 and Sept. 5, 2014.
The security compromise has been contained, and customers can use their credit and debit cards securely at Jimmy John’s stores. The investigation is ongoing.
On July 30, 2014, Jimmy John’s learned of a possible security incident involving credit and debit card data at some of Jimmy John’s stores and franchised locations. Jimmy John’s immediately hired third party forensic experts to assist with its investigation.
Approximately 216 stores appear to have been affected by this event. Cards impacted by this event appear to be those swiped at the stores, and did not include those cards entered manually or online.
The credit and debit card information at issue may include the card number and in some cases the cardholder’s name, verification code, and/or the card’s expiration date. Information entered online, such as customer address, e-mail, and password, remains secure. The locations and dates of exposure for each affected Jimmy John’s location are listed here.
Jimmy John’s has taken steps to prevent this type of event from occurring in the future, including installing encrypted swipe machines, implementing system enhancements, and reviewing its policies and procedures for its third party vendors, according to a company news release.
