More than a dozen Kentucky Wendy’s on list of hacked locations
Kentucky Press News Service
DUBLIN, Ohio – Officials at the Wendy’s corporate headquarters have released locations of stores in cities where hackers may have been able to access customer credit card information.
More than a dozen towns and cities in Kentucky are on the list, according to a company news release.
The Kentucky locations on the list include:
Beaver Dam, Bowling Green, Central City, Covington, Florence, Fulton, Glasgow, Hazard, Henderson, Maysville, Leitchfield, Owensboro, Pikeville, Prestonsburg and Salyersville.
Officials have also provided a contact number for information for customers who may have used their credit cards at a restaurant on the list.
Wendy’s is offering a year of free credit fraud consultation and identity restoration to customers of hacked stores.
For information on the Wendy’s hacking incident call a toll-free number, (866) 779-0485, 8 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday excluding major holidays to receive additional information regarding accessing the fraud consultation and identity restoration services.
Officials also warned area residents to not be conned by fake callers who may use the hack announcement to attempt to gain personal information.
Wendy’s representatives will not be calling customers about fraud protection nor asking for banking or personal information, officials said.
