DQ Breach? HQ Says No, But Would it Know?
Summary: Financial institutions reported fraud on cards recently used at Dairy Queen locations across several states, and a Secret Service spokesman confirmed the company had been contacted about "suspicious activity" tied to a strain of card-stealing malware found in hundreds of other retail intrusions. Dairy Queen, which has roughly 4,500 domestic stores that are nearly all independently owned, acknowledged it has no policy requiring franchisees to report security issues or breaches to headquarters.
What's compelling: A fraud manager at one Midwestern credit union reported more than 50 members hit by card fraud in a few days, with the pattern suggesting compromise dating back to at least early June 2014 - and without a franchisee reporting requirement, headquarters may not learn the full scope for some time.
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