Two local Wendy’s affected by hack

BOARDMAN

Two local Wendy’s restaurants were impacted by the recent hack that hit the fast-food franchise.

The Boardman restaurant located at 433 Boardman-Poland Road and the Salem restaurant located at 2388 E. State St. were both affected between Jan. 13, 2016 and June 8, 2016.

Wendy’s said hackers were able to steal customers’ credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, far more than it originally thought.

The hamburger chain said Thursday hackers were able to obtain card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes on the card, beginning in late fall. Some customers’ cards were used to make fraudulent purchases at other stores.

Wendy’s Co. urged customers to check their accounts for any fraudulent purchases.

There are more than 5,700 Wendy’s restaurants in the U.S.

Customers can see which locations were affected through the Wendy’s website . The company said it is offering free one-year credit monitoring to people who paid with a card at any of those restaurants.