DisclosureLens
MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)PCIFinancial accountFinancial credentialsIdentity (basic)LowContained

The Wendy's Company

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Feb 1, 2016

Filed

Jul 7, 2016

To disclose

22 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%

Wendy's disclosed a malware attack on franchisee POS systems. The attack resulted from compromised remote access credentials of a service provider, allowing attackers to deploy malware targeting payment card data (cardholder name, card number, expiration date, CVV, service code) starting in late fall 2015. Wendy's first reported unusual activity in February 2016 and confirmed malware in May 2016. The malware was disabled. Affected customers were offered one year of fraud consultation and identity restoration services.

Incident timeline

undetected · 123 days
discovery → filing · 22 weeks / 157 days

Oct 1, 2015

Begins

Feb 1, 2016

Discovered

Jul 7, 2016

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

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.