Reported data breach at Sonic Drive-In could impact ‘millions’

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“Our credit card processor informed us last week of unusual activity regarding credit cards used at SONIC,” reads a statement the company issued to Krebs. “The security of our guests’ information is very important to SONIC. We are working to understand the nature and scope of this issue, as we know how important this is to our guests. We immediately engaged third-party forensic experts and law enforcement when we heard from our processor. While law enforcement limits the information we can share, we will communicate additional information as we are able.”

Sonic, which operates thousands of locations across 45 states, including locations in Kettering, West Carrollton, Beavercreek, Dayton, Huber Heights, Englewood, Xenia, Franklin, Eaton, Springfield, West Chester, Hamilton and Cincinnati.

The fast food chain has not issued a public statement about what locations were specifically impacted.

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