Social EngineeringRetail & ConsumerRetailPhishingStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedGovernment IDFinancial accountMediumContained

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 7, 2025

Filed

Dec 23, 2025

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

15state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. →6 incidents on file

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. notified employees that between Oct 9-26, 2025, attackers used phishing to compromise Workday payroll accounts. Unauthorized access exposed SSNs, DOBs, and bank routing/account numbers. Chipotle discovered the incident on Nov 7, 2025, restored accounts, and offered Kroll identity monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 29 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 46 days

Oct 9, 2025

Begins

Nov 7, 2025

Discovered

Dec 23, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_04001ac07564bde82025-12-23Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_692231074c35f09d2025-12-23Verified
Vermont State AGbd_8063b49c48b0050a2025-12-23Verified
Nebraska State AGbd_b01a572368c8c9592025-12-23Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_ec293b586c8c99662025-12-23Verified

Name: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
norm: chipotle mexican grill

Name: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
norm: chipotle mexican grill
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 7, 2025
Breach occurred: Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 26, 2025
Undetected for: 29 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 15state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing LinkT1078 Valid AccountsT1114 Email Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Offering complimentary membership to Kroll Identity Monitoring
Made changes to restore the information in your account
Took steps to ensure that you received your wages
Strengthened controls related to access to Workday
Changes made: Strengthened controls related to access to Workday
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(46 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Massachusetts State AGDec 23 · first

New Hampshire State AGDec 23 · first

Vermont State AGDec 23 · first

Nebraska State AGDec 23 · first

Indiana State AGDec 23 · first

Montana State AGDec 23 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Consumer-notification-letter-19.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 23, 2025
Raw hash: 700def3589ad688ace491c27595b9875d1071bd5e1ea26545d6aad6d38157056

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

Victim entityCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 7, 2025

Stated responseOffering complimentary membership to Kroll Identity Monitoring

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov