Chipotle Data Breach Class Action Investigation

TULSA, Okla. - May 5, 2017 - PRLog -- Abington Cole + Ellery is currently conducting a class action investigation regarding a confirmed data breach at national restaurant chain Chipotle.

On April 26, 2017, Chipotle announced that it detected unauthorized activity on the network that supports payment processing for purchases made in their restaurants. Chipotle is reporting that the computer security breach began on or about March 24, 2017, and was contained on or about April 18, 2017.

Chipotle's information regarding the data breach: We want to make our customers aware that we recently detected unauthorized activity on the network that supports payment processing for purchases made in our restaurants. We immediately began an investigation with the help of leading cyber security firms, law enforcement, and our payment processor. We believe actions we have taken have stopped the unauthorized activity, and we have implemented additional security enhancements. Our investigation is focused on card transactions in our restaurants that occurred from March 24, 2017 through April 18, 2017. Because our investigation is continuing, complete findings are not available and it is too early to provide further details on the investigation. We anticipate providing notification to any affected customers as we get further clarity about the specific timeframes and restaurant locations that may have been affected.

Consistent with good practices, consumers should closely monitor their payment card statements. If anyone sees an unauthorized charge, they should immediately notify the bank that issued the card. Payment card network rules generally state that cardholders are not responsible for such charges.

If you made a recent credit card or debit card purchase from Chipotle between March 24, 2017, and April 18, 2017, and would like to participate in a class action lawsuit regarding this data breach, please submit your information via the form on this webpage: http://www.abingtonlaw.com/Chipotle-Data-Breach-class-act...