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Restaurant Depot Data Breaches: Full Timeline Through 2026

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People search Restaurant Depot data breach timeline because millions of customers entrust payment and identity data to everyday transactions. BreachHistory indexes 4 Restaurant Depot-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 300K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.

Why Restaurant Depot breach history matters

Restaurant Depot operates in Retail (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include ransomware and extortion, unverified actor or scraping claims. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.

Full timeline through 2026

2026 — Play ransomware leak-site claim (unverified)

Unverified claim — treat actor counts cautiously. Unverified ransomware / leak-site claim — discovered July 23, 2026 on Ransomware.live and reported by ThreatAtlas. Play listed U.S. foodservice warehouse retailer Restaurant Depot on its dark-web portal. No company confirmation or attested headcount in sources reviewed. Distinct from Restaurant Depot’s older 2011–2012 payment-card incidents in the catalog. BreachHistory indexes recordsAffected 0 and labels the row unverified. Exposed categories include Actor listing on Play leak site; specific data categories and victim count not published in open monitors reviewed — unverified. No attested victim count is published for this row yet. See the restaurant-depot-play 2026 record and canonical BreachHistory entry.

2012 — — Restaurant Depot: Customers who used payment cards in several store…

Cataloged incident. Customers who used payment cards in several store locations discovered fraudulent charges on their debit and credit cards.  It is unclear if a breach affected the physical machines in the stores or if the payment processing system was hacked.  The company discovered the issue on December 4 and an investigation revealed that the intrusions began on November 7, 2012.  Anyone who used their payment card in a store between November 7 and December 5 of 2012 should closely review their financial state Exposed categories include Personal information. No attested victim count is published for this row yet. See the restaurant-depot2012 and canonical BreachHistory entry.

2011 — — Restaurant Depot: People who shopped at Jetro or Restaurant Depot…

Cataloged incident. People who shopped at Jetro or Restaurant Depot between September 21 and November 18 may have had their credit or debit card information taken by a hacker.  Customer names, card numbers, expiration dates, and verification codes were exposed.  The breach investigation began on November 9 when the parent company became aware of customers experiencing card fraud. Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 300K+ affected records in this row. See the restaurant-depot2011 and canonical BreachHistory entry.

2011 — — Restaurant Depot: Hacked, 200K records

Cataloged incident. Data breach reported to Have I Been Pwned or similar sources. Further technical details not publicly disclosed. BreachHistory cites approximately 200K+ affected records in this row. See the restaurant-depotu and canonical BreachHistory entry.

Patterns and analysis

  • Ransomware and extortion — appears across multiple Restaurant Depot catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
  • Unverified actor or scraping claims — appears across multiple Restaurant Depot catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
  • Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
  • 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.

What to do if you may be affected

  1. Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
  2. Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
  3. Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
  4. Step 4: Use virtual card numbers for online checkout where your bank supports it.
  5. Step 5: Bookmark the Restaurant Depot company page for new 2026+ disclosures.

Canonical BreachHistory hub

Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/restaurant-depot · Latest: restaurant-depot-play2026.

Sources: BreachHistory catalog (4 rows for Restaurant Depot), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.