ABSTRACT
The announced credit card breach at P.F. Chang's Chinese Bistro appears to have gone on for at least nine months: New information indicates that the breach at the nationwide restaurant chain began on or around September 18, 2013, and didn't end until June 11, 2014. In total, 33 P.F. Chang's restaurants were attacked at locations spanning 18 states, from New York to Arizona. None of the company's Pei Wei–branded locations appear to have been affected by the security breach. The potentially stolen information includes card numbers and, in some cases, also the cardholder's name or the card's expiration date. P.F. Chang's CEO Rick Federico outlined the extent of the attack in an August 4, 2014 statement: "The potentially stolen credit and debit card data includes the card number and in some cases also the cardholder's name or the card's expiration date. However, we have not determined that any specific cardholder's credit or debit card data was stolen by the intruder".
