BREAKING: A pattern of fraudulent transactions involving nationwide sandwich chain Jimmy John’s customer credit card data is being tracked. The company recently released a report stating it is working with authorities for further investigation of a possible breach.
Fraudulent charges have been made on credit cards that have all recently been used at various Jimmy John’s locations.
Spokesperson for the Champaign, IL-based company made the following statement:
“Jimmy John’s is currently working with the proper authorities and investigating the situation. We will provide an update as soon as we have additional information.”
The unauthorized card activity was witnessed by various financial institutions and has been tied to “card-present” fraud, a method fraudsters use to create counterfeit copies of stolen credit card information.
Aside from ATM skimmers, the most common source of card-present fraud is through payment machines in retail stores that have been compromised by malicious software. (See related breaches using this tactic at nationwide retailers including Target, Neiman Marcus, Michaels, P.F. Chang’s, Sally Beauty and Goodwill Industries.)
Nearly 98% of the 1,900 Jimmy John’s locations scattered across 43 states are franchisee-owned - meaning they are independently operated and may not depend on standardized IT infrastructure.
