PHOENIX — A variety of Valley businesses have been affected by a 2019 data breach.
Local restaurants, hotels, motels, coffee shops, RV resorts, universities and more are on the list.
The breach was discovered when suspicious activity was recorded in early January by North Country Business Products.
The company, which provides point-of-sale hardware and software for businesses, launched an investigation. At the end of January, it determined that an "unauthorized party was able to deploy malware to certain of North Country’s business partners," therefore collecting payment data from customers.
The company says the information collected may have included the cardholder’s name, credit card number, expiration date, and CVV.
"North Country takes this incident and the security of our customers’ information very seriously. The company has updated processes to further strengthen its systems to protect its business partners’ customer debit or credit card information and will continue to work with third-party experts to help ensure the highest levels of security," North Country said in a statement.
The Arizona locations affected, according to North Country Business Products, are as follows:
- Black Barts of Flagstaff, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Brookside II of Surprise, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- CCV Chandler LLC of Chandler, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Chutney’s Indian Cuisine of Tempe, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Collins’ Irish Pub of Flagstaff, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- The Wren at Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport of Phoenix, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Ernie’s Inn of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Forefathers of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Frog & Firkin of Tucson, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- GCRC Skywalk Restaurant of Peach Springs, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/23/2019)
- Goldie’s Sports Cafe of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Grand Canyon University of Phoenix, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch of Tucson, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Herb Box of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Holiday Inn of Chandler, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Holiday Inn of Yuma, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- MSR Properties, LLC of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Isabel’s Amor of Gilbert, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/21/2019)
- Karichimaka of Tucson, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Holiday Inn of Phoenix, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Loco Patron of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Market Bar & Kitchen of Flagstaff, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Modern Round of Peoria, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Morenci Motel & Lanes of Morenci, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Mudshark Brewing Company of Lake Havasu City, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Picazzo’s Gourmet Pizza of Sedona, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Rancho De Tia Rosa’s of Chandler, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Salsa Brava of Flagstaff, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Sapporo of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/10/2019)
- Chai Bagel Corp of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Someburros of Flagstaff, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/11/2019)
- Someburros of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/11/2019)
- Someburros of Gilbert, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Someburros of Queen Creek, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Someburros of Tempe, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/11/2019)
- Someburros of Gilbert, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Someburros of Tempe, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Tucson Truck Terminal of Tucson, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Voyager RV Resort of Tucson, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
- Zipps Ahwatukee of Phoenix, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Phoenix, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Glendale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Gilbert, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Phoenix, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill of Scottsdale, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill (McClintock) of Tempe, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Zipps Sports Grill (Mill Avenue) of Tempe, AZ (Transactions Occurring from 1/4/2019 to 1/22/2019)
- Chompie’s Best at University Inc of Tempe, AZ (Transactions Occurring on 1/4/2019)
Grand Canyon University and a spokesperson for Neighborhood Restaurants, LLC, which operates all Zipps and Goldie's locations in Arizona, said they had additional systems in place which detected and prevented the accessing of their customers' data.
A message seeking additional information from North Country Business Products about why those organizations were included in its list of those affected was not immediately returned.
See the full list of locations across the country here.
If you think you were affected, you can call 1-877-204-9537, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST.
Their data breach information page also has information on how to protect yourself from data breaches and what steps to take if your information may have been compromised.