Payment Thieves Breach Restaurateur That Owns Bubba Gump, Morton's, Others

Banking industry sources say that fraud patterns on cards issued to restaurant customers strongly suggest a payment system hack at Houston-based Landry’s Inc, the operator of more than 500 properties, such as Landry’s Seafood, Chart House and Rainforest Cafe. 

The problem appears to have started in May and may still be active at some Landry’s locations.

An online FAQ about the incident posted to Landry’s site says the company does not yet know the extent of the breach.

Thieves in possession of the data would be able to encode it onto new plastic and use the counterfeit cards at big box retailers like Best Buy. Banking industry sources say they are now seeing fraudulent purchases at such stores on cards that all were used at the likely compromised Landry’s locations.