PF Chang's in Winter Park among 33 restaurants in data breach

P.F. Chang's restaurant in Winter Park Village was named as one of 33 restaurants in the national chain that may be impacted by a data security breach of customers' credit and debit cards.

Customers who used a credit or debit card at the P.F. Chang's China Bistro in Winter Park Village between Oct. 19, 2013 and June 11, 2014, may have been compromised, according to the restaurant chain.

P.F. Chang's says data may have been stolen from certain credit and debit cards used at 33 of its restaurants across the U.S.

The company confirmed in June that data from credit and debit cards used at its restaurants was stolen, but didn't specify the locations at that time. On Monday, P.F. Chang's provided a list of locations, including Winter Park, Clearwater and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

A list of all 33 locations ▼, as well as the dates that cards may have been compromised, can be found at pfchangs.com/security. The company said that potentially stolen data includes the card number and may also include the cardholder's name and/or the card's expiration date in some instances.

P.F. Chang's said that it's continuously working to understand the nature and scope of the incident. It says the security compromise has been contained and that it has been processing credit and debit card data securely since June 11.

The restaurant operator noted that as the investigation continues it may identify other locations where data may have been compromised or other date ranges.

P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc., based in Scottsdale, Arizona, owns its namesake restaurants and Pei Wei Asian Diners. The company was taken private in 2012 by Centerbridge partners LP for about $1.1 billion.

Data breaches have occurred at other major U.S. corporations recently, including Target Corp., Neiman Marcus, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. and Michaels Stores Inc.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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List of P.F. Chang's locations impacted in data breach

Source: pfchangs.com/security