Applebee's has discovered and removed malware on point of sale (POS) systems across nearly 170 restaurant locations, according to a security & data incident notice from parent company RMH Franchise Holdings.Based on a third-party forensics investigation, RMH believes that malware placed on the point-of-sale system at certain RMH-owned and -operated Applebee’s restaurants was designed to capture payment card information, and may have affected a limited number of purchases made at those locations, the company says.A Chipotle Mexican Grill breach that impacted a few locations from March 24 until April 18, 2017. A Sonic Drive-In breach that prompted the restaurant chain to offer 24 months of free fraud detection and identity theft protection. MSSPs, meanwhile, are busy educating retail chains about proper PCI Compliance and other steps designed to safeguard payment card information.