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DQ may be latest victim of data breach

Dairy Queen may have been hit with a data breach that could put customers at risk of credit card fraud.

August 29, 2014

Dairy Queen may have been hit with a data breach that could put customers at risk of credit card fraud, the company told the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Dairy Queen said the potential data breach is connected to the "Backoff" point-of-sale malware that hit Target last year, but didn't say how it was notified, how widespread the breach could be or how long it may have lasted.

"In addition to communicating with potentially affected franchised locations, credit card processors and credit card companies to gather relevant information, we immediately began cooperating with the authorities investigating this particular malware,"  the company said in their statement. "We continue to communicate with our franchisees and service providers regarding steps necessary to protect customer data and minimize any impact to our customers."

Dairy Queen franchisees are currently not required to report fraud to headquarters.

More reports of breaches are likely to be reported in the future. According to the Secret Service, the same malware may have affected more than 1,000 other businesses.