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“We’ve hired a cybersecurity firm and launched a comprehensive and active investigation that’s underway to try to determine the facts," said Bertini.Bertini noted it may be too soon to determine whether the incident has been fully contained, how long it may have persisted or the number of locations affected. “We began investigating immediately, and the period of time we’re looking at the incidents is late last year,” said Bertini.
“We know it’s [affecting] some restaurants but it’s not appropriate just yet to speculate on anything in terms of scope,” he added.Krebs said he received reports of the possible breach from financial institutions based in the Midwest, as well as the east coast. The Dublin, Ohio-based fast-food chain operates more than 6,500 franchise and company restaurants across the U.S. and in 29 other countries worldwide.