Brinker International, Inc.

Brinker International, Inc. notified California AG on May 18, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on May 11, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Driver's license / state ID, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Email address, Military ID, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: Brinker International, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: May 18, 2018
Date(s) of breach: Friday, May 11, 2018
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Driver's license / state ID Financial / bank account Date of birth Email address Military ID Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: May 11, 2018, as stated in the letter
"On May 11, 2018, we learned that some of our Guests’ payment card information was compromised at certain Chili’s restaurants as the result of a data incident."
Days to notice: 7 days from discovery (May 11, 2018) to the California record (May 18, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:14 UTC

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