Convenience Store Chain Wawa Inc. Acknowledges Data Breach

Food and gasoline chain Wawa Inc. announced it discovered malware in its payment processors that affected customer debit and credit card information on “potentially all” of its locations.

In a letter to customers, Chief Executive Officer Chris Gheysens said the company’s security team discovered the malware on Dec. 10 and contained it two days later. The malware affected customers at different points of time from March 4 until it was contained, he said.

Wawa, which is privately held, said it wasn’t aware of any unauthorized use of any payment card information as a result of the breach. The company, ...