Boston Restaurant Group Settles Dispute After Breach
SC Magazine writes the Massachusetts attorney general’s office has settled with a Boston restaurant group whose computer systems were compromised by hackers to steal some 125,000 customer credit card numbers. The Briar Group, which owns a dozen bars and restaurants, some of which are located in the popular Faneuil Hall Marketplace, agreed to pay $110,000 in penalties. Hackers in April 2009 infected The Briar Group’s network with malware, which enabled intruders to steal names and card numbers. A complaint filed by attorney general’s office alleged that the restaurant group committed a number of security stumbles, including failing to change default usernames and passwords on its point-of-sale systems, permitting multiple employees to share credentials and continuing to accept credit card purchases even after it knew of the breach.
