Applebee's Data Breach Affected 14 Illinois Locations

Customer data at more than 100 Applebee's restaurants around the United States — including more than a dozen in Illinois — might have been compromised. RMH Franchise Holdings, which operates several locations, announced the breach earlier this month.

According to RMH, the breach was designed to capture payment card information and might have involved a limited number of purchases made at the affected restaurants. Customers' names and credit or debit card numbers, as well as expiration dates and card verification codes, could have been compromised by the breach, the company said.

Along with the 14 Illinois locations, Applebee's in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming also were affected. Specific dates of the breach vary by locations, according to RMH.

The breach affected the following locations around the state:

• 1040 N. Kinzie Ave., Bradley
• 1719 River Oaks Drive, Calumet City
• 6656 W. Grand Ave., Chicago
• 7519 S. Cicero Ave., Chicago
• 4029 W. 167th St., Country Club Hills
• 2411 Sycamore Road, DeKalb
• 125 S. Randall Road, Elgin
• 2401 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park
• 9380 Joliet Road, Hodgkins
• 2400 W. Jefferson St., Joliet
• 2795 Plainfield Road, Joliet
• 1700 N. Richmond Road, McHenry
• 1507 36th St., Peru
• 2015 Sheridan Road, Zion

The breach was discovered Feb. 13 and appropriate steps to contain it, the company said. RMH also notified law enforcement about the breach, and the company is conducting its own investigation.

Click here to see if your local Applebee's was affected by the breach and on what dates.

By Feroze Dhanoa | Patch National Staff

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