Houston billionaire’s restaurant co. reports data breach

Houston-based restaurant giant Landry’s Inc. recently discovered malware its systems that might have accessed payment card data for certain customers, according to a press release issued late Dec. 31.

Since 2016, Landry’s has been using end-to-end encryption technology on point-of-sale terminals at all Landry’s-owned locations, the release noted. However, the affected customers’ cards were mistakenly swiped by waitstaff on different devices, which are used to enter kitchen and bar orders. The release…