Lawsuits: Hackers stole customer data at 1,000 Arby’s stores. Georgiabased

Arby’s restaurant chain failed to prevent hackers from stealing customer information at hundreds of its stores, a Connecticut couple said in a new federal lawsuit.

Since early February, eight credit unions and banks from Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Montana have filed seven other federal lawsuits alleging a massive data breach.

Arby’s said in a statement Monday that it’s not commenting on the pending litigation, but “we believe the claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against them.”