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title: "QSR Magazine: Security Breach Hits ‘Most’ Chipotle Locations Nationwide"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8bd038c4-97a9-4d40-9f9c-e274351296f0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-security-breach-hits-most-chipotle-locations-nationwide-12382
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2017-05-30T13:08:06.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:40.032Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c3aa1d0e62bcd4857ebf0ab1290a74f88162.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Security Breach Hits ‘Most’ Chipotle Locations Nationwide

**TL;DR:** Chipotle's security breach affected most of its 2,250 locations nationwide, including Canadian locations and Pizzeria Locale restaurants. The breach occurred between March 24 and April 18, and consumers can check the company's website for affected locations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-security-breach-hits-most-chipotle-locations-nationwide-12382).*

## Story

The investigation into Chipotle’s security breach this spring is now completed. According to a recent QSR Magazine article , “most” of the company’s 2,250 locations were affected by the breach sometime between March 24 and April 18, including Canadian locations and the brand’s fast casual pizza partner, Pizzeria Locales. Consumers can check on the company’s website to see exactly which locations were hit.

“The investigation identified the operation of malware designed to access payment card data from cards used on point-of-sale (POS) devices at certain Chipotle and Pizzeria Locale restaurants between March 24, 2017 and April 18, 2017,” said Chipotle in a release.

Security analysts mentioned that the company may be subject to a fine due to the size of the breach. Consumers who may have used a payment card at affected locations should continue to monitor their accounts and statements for the chance of fraud.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- Chipotle (company)
- data protection (topic)
- security breach (topic)
- payment card fraud (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-security-breach-hits-most-chipotle-locations-nationwide-12382). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8bd038c4-97a9-4d40-9f9c-e274351296f0).