DQ data breach includes 3 stores in Washington Co.
NEW YORK – Ice cream and fast food chain Dairy Queen is the latest retailer to reveal a hack of its customer data.
The company said Thursday hackers may have gained access to customer names, credit and debit card numbers and expiration dates at 395 stores between August and October. The company said it fixed the malware problem.
Dairy Queen listed the affected stores on its website, and 23 are in Pennsylvania, including three DQ Grill & Chill sites in Washington County.
Those three venues, including dates, are: California (Aug. 5-29); Charleroi (Aug. 4-Sept. 2); and Park Place at the Meadowlands in South Strabane Township (Aug.4-29).
The Dairy Queen/Orange Julius Treat Center in South Hills Village also was listed, from Aug. 6-30.
For a complete list, visit http://www.dq.com/us-en/datasecurityincident/affected-stores/?localechange=1&
International Dairy Queen Inc. has about 4,500 franchised stores in the United States. It’s also the parent of the Orange Julius chain, and one stand-alone Orange Julius store was breached.
Dairy Queen said there’s no evidence Social Security numbers, card PIN numbers or email addresses were stolen.
The Edina, Minn.-based company, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is offering customers free identity repair services.
Major retailers including Home Depot, Target and Michael’s have been the target of cyberattacks in the past year.