Fast-food chain Wendy s disclosed it was a victim of a point-of-sale system attack that affected 300 franchise restaurants. The breach impacted about 5 percent of the company’s 5,500 North American restaurants. Banks and credit unions are miffed at Wendy’s, accusing it of not moving fast enough to stop the breach. Cyber security experts say the breach is representative of a number of recurring themes associated with of POS system attacks. The PoS system should be a company’s crown jewel and needs to be protected at all costs.
Source: https://threatpost.com/wendys-comes-clean-on-data-breach/118034/