VACAVILLE, Calif. -- Nearly 200 people who used their credit cards at
a Nation's Giant Hamburgers restaurant in Vacaville have had their
identities stolen, police said Wednesday.
Police said the restaurant, located at 100 Browns Valley Parkway, has
been identified as the "point of compromise" where credit card numbers
were accessed between December and early this month.
The restaurant's credit card machines were somehow compromised, but
the problem has been fixed, Sgt. Jeff King said. He would not disclose
how the identity thefts occurred.
He said Nation's representatives were cooperating with police in the
investigation into the security breach.
Monica Sullivan, human resources manager at Nation's El Cerrito
office, said the restaurant learned of the problem Thursday and
replaced the computers and server on Friday.
She said none of the restaurant's employees have been questioned.
King confirmed that no Nation's workers are suspected in the case.
The fraudulent transactions made with the customers' stolen credit
card numbers occurred in places including New York, New Jersey, New
Mexico, Arizona and Mexico, King said Wednesday morning.
Ten financial institutions have identified their customers as being
victims in the case, King said.
King said some of customers may not be aware that their credit cards
have been used fraudulently. Anyone who used a credit card at Nation's
in Vacaville in the past three months should review their bank
statements for irregularities, King said.
Victims should file a report with their local law enforcement agency
and notify their banks, King said.
Similar scams in which card users' data is captured at ATMs and gas
station pumps have been reported in the Bay Area.
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