<div><p>Chipotle Mexican Grill is no stranger to being in the headlines. Just when you began to think that they were <a href="https://www.shared.com/chipotle-just-made-a-huge-change-to-their-menu/">getting their act together</a> following multiple E. coli outbreaks and accusations of lying about caloric content, something happens they go right back to square one. </p><p>This week Wall Street reported that the chain's <a href="http://fortune.com/2017/04/25/chipotles-restaurants-hacked/">payment system was hacked</a> and as a result customer credit card information may have been compromised. </p><p>"We want to make our customers and investors aware we recently detected unauthorized activity on a network that supports payment processing for purchases made in our restaurants," said the company's chief financial officer Jack Hartung.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/17-chipotle-chorizo-burrito-w600-h315-2x_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>The company isn't sure about which locations may have been affected by the security breach but it is estimated to have occurred between March 24 through April 18. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Chipotle said it has partnered with a cyber security firm and law enforcement to investigate the issue. </p><p>No other statement has been released in regards to the hacking but Hartung assured everyone that affected customers will be notified once the details about the breach become clear. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>If you've visited Chipotle in the last few weeks, you should take a look at your statement to ensure there isn't any fraudulent activity. If you notice anything abnormal, contact your credit company right away. </p><p></p><p></p></div>
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