Michael Jordan’s Steak House, Eno wine bar and a brunch restaurant called Center Court have been caught up in a data breach that hit InterContinental Hotel Group’s dining and drinking spots across the U.S. and a handful of other countries.
InterContinental said it discovered that malware was installed on servers that processed credit and debit cards used at restaurants and bars at 12 of the hotel group’s properties. The malware was used to access tracked data, which includes the cardholder’s name and card number. Besides Chicago, the affected hotel bars and restaurants include five locations in California; one in Atlanta; Washington, D.C.; Toronto; Aruba; Puerto Rico; and Nashville, Tenn.
In Chicago, the breach affects customers who used their cards to pay at Michael Jordan’s, Eno and Center Court at the InterContinental Magnificent Mile between Aug. 1 and Dec. 15. Cards run at the hotels’ front desks were not affected, IHG said. The Starbucks location in the hotel was not included on a list of affected restaurants.
The hotel group said it’s still investigating whether the data breach extends beyond the 12 properties. IHG said it has already notified law enforcement and is working with card networks to get the word out to banks and customers about the breach.
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