Chipotle Breach: All Virginia Locations Where Data Compromised

Officials with fast-casual chain Chipotle has identified malware that it says was used to steal customer payment data over a span of just over three weeks, and dozens of Virginia locations were among those affected by the breach.

In a news release May 26, the company said customer information was compromised between March 24 and April 18. The malware searched for track data, which can include cardholder names in addition to card numbers, expiration dates and internal verification codes. Chipotle said the malware searched from the information from the magnetic stripe of the payment card.

The malware has since been removed, according to Chipotle corporate officials, and no other customer information was stolen. The company provided a list of locations that were affected by the breach on its website, though it is unclear how many customers were affected.

A spokesman for the company told Reuters that the breach hit most of its roughly 2,250 restaurants.

The news of the breach comes over a year after an E.coli outbreak that diminished customer trust in the popular restaurant was declared as having ended. Chipotle disclosed the breach at an investor meeting in April.

These Virginia locations were affected by the breach:

• Alexandria: 6770 Richmond Highway, 6242 Little River Turnpike, Suite A, 7601 King Street, 5955 Kingstowne Center, 4531 Duke Street, 3425 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite B
• Arlington: 4520 Lee Highway, 2231 Crystal Drive, 1100 S. Hayes St., 1002 S Glebe Road
• Ashburn: 43660 Yukon Drive, 19825 Belmont Chase Drive
• Burke: 5747 Burke Centre Parkway
• Centreville: 6317A Multiplex Drive, 5049 Westfields Blvd.
• Chantilly: 14416 Chantilly Crossing Lane
• Dulles: Washington Dulles Airport, Concourse B, Gate 52
• Fairfax: 9506 Main Street, Store No 22B, 13042 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, 11939 Grand Commons Ave., 11062 Lee Highway
• Falls Church: 8201 Strawberry Lane, 6299 Seven Corners Center, 358 West Broad Street, 3556B Jefferson Street
• Fredericksburg: 5420 Southpoint Plaza Way, 3051 Plank Rd. Fredericksburg, 28 South Gateway Drive, 109, 1601 Jefferson Davis Highway
• Herndon: 13354 Franklin Farm Road, 1144 Elden St
• Leesburg: 1001 Edwards Ferry Road NE
• Lorton: 9447 Lorton Market St
• Manassas: 9511 Liberia Ave, 7311 Sudley Road
• Mclean: 7923 L Tysons Corner Center, 6707 Old Dominion Drive
• Oakton: 2946 Chain Bridge Road
• Reston: 12150 Sunset Hills Rd, 11913 Freedom Drive, Suite 35, 11160 G2 South Lakes Drive
• Rosslyn: 1735 N. Lynn Street, Unit 15
• Vienna: 213 Maple Avenue East, 8461 Leesburg Pike, Suite A
• Woodbridge: 4269 Merchant Plaza, 2457 Prince William Parkway, 1926 Daniel Stuart Square

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Story by Feroze Dhanoa, Patch staff