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{{CompanyCargo | {{CompanyCargo | ||
|Founded=1965 | |Founded=16 June 1965 | ||
|Industry=Gas, Retail | |Industry=Gas, Retail | ||
|Logo=Kwik Trip | |Logo=Kwik Trip logo.png | ||
|Type=Private | |Type=Private | ||
|Website=https://www.kwiktrip.com/ | |Website=https://www.kwiktrip.com/ | ||
|Description=company about gas and food sales | |Description=company about gas and food sales | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Consumer | Founded on 16 June 1965 by John Hansen and Don Zietlow,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kress |first=Melissa |title=Wisconsin Celebrates 60 Years of Kwik Trip |url=https://csnews.com/wisconsin-celebrates-60-years-kwik-trip |website=Convenience Store News |date=17 Jun 2025 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250714224119/https://csnews.com/wisconsin-celebrates-60-years-kwik-trip |archive-date=14 Jul 2025}}</ref> '''{{Wplink|Kwik Trip|Kwik Trip, Inc.}}''' (also known as '''Kwik Star''') is a family-owned business primarily serving gas, food, bakery items, and a variety of beverages. It is a member of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Foundation. | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | |||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
{{ | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Kwik Trip cybersecurity incident (''2023'')=== | |||
On 9 October 2023, Kwik Trip was hacked that resulted in their website and Kwik Trip Rewards app being non-operational for two weeks, which also caused company-wide shortages of milk and bread.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Kwik Trip confirms system outage as cyberattack |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kwik-trip-confirms-system-outage-as-cyberattack |website=WTMJ-TV Milwaukee |date=19 Oct 2023 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250806190516/https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kwik-trip-confirms-system-outage-as-cyberattack |archive-date=6 Aug 2025}}</ref> The company initially responded saying it was a cybersecurity incident via a post and sent a letter to all possibly infected customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Joe |title=Cybersecurity incident disrupted Kwik Trip’s system. It’s not the only employer to face cyberattacks recently |url=https://www.wpr.org/economy/cybersecurity-incident-disrupted-kwik-trips-system-its-not-only-employer-face-cyberattacks-recently |website=Wisconsin Public Radio |date=20 Oct 2023 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250709172015/https://www.wpr.org/economy/cybersecurity-incident-disrupted-kwik-trips-system-its-not-only-employer-face-cyberattacks-recently |archive-date=9 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Kwik Trip |url=https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27308.pdf |website=agportal-s3bucket.s3 |date= |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251002205553/https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27308.pdf |archive-date=2 Oct 2025 |format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=WMTV News |title=Kwik Trip confirms Cybersecurity Incident |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRzxeHOCU7c |website=[[YouTube]] |date=23 Oct 2023 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=eRzxeHOCU7c |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | |||
<blockquote>"Although a thorough investigation is ongoing and further information may be uncovered, current findings indicate that we experienced a cybersecurity incident that caused disruption to systems located on our internal network on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. The incident was detected within hours and mitigation efforts began immediately with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kress |first=Melissa |title=Kwik Trip Findings Point to Cybersecurity Incident in Systems Outage |url=https://csnews.com/kwik-trip-findings-point-cybersecurity-incident-systems-outage |website=Convenience Store News |date=20 Oct 2023 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241008035217/https://csnews.com/kwik-trip-findings-point-cybersecurity-incident-systems-outage |archive-date=8 Oct 2024}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
Although the company said no financial information was stolen, it wasn't disclosed who the original perpetrators were nor how many customers were affected. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[7-Eleven]] | |||
*[[QuikTrip]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 6 March 2026
Kwik Trip
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 16 June 1965 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Gas, Retail |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.kwiktrip.com/ |
Founded on 16 June 1965 by John Hansen and Don Zietlow,[1] Kwik Trip, Inc. (also known as Kwik Star) is a family-owned business primarily serving gas, food, bakery items, and a variety of beverages. It is a member of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Consumer impact summary
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Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Kwik Trip category.
Kwik Trip cybersecurity incident (2023)
[edit | edit source]On 9 October 2023, Kwik Trip was hacked that resulted in their website and Kwik Trip Rewards app being non-operational for two weeks, which also caused company-wide shortages of milk and bread.[2] The company initially responded saying it was a cybersecurity incident via a post and sent a letter to all possibly infected customers.[3][4][5]
"Although a thorough investigation is ongoing and further information may be uncovered, current findings indicate that we experienced a cybersecurity incident that caused disruption to systems located on our internal network on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. The incident was detected within hours and mitigation efforts began immediately with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts."[6]
Although the company said no financial information was stolen, it wasn't disclosed who the original perpetrators were nor how many customers were affected.
Products
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Kress, Melissa (17 Jun 2025). "Wisconsin Celebrates 60 Years of Kwik Trip". Convenience Store News. Archived from the original on 14 Jul 2025. Retrieved 6 Mar 2026.
- ↑ "Kwik Trip confirms system outage as cyberattack". WTMJ-TV Milwaukee. 19 Oct 2023. Archived from the original on 6 Aug 2025. Retrieved 6 Mar 2026.
- ↑ Schulz, Joe (20 Oct 2023). "Cybersecurity incident disrupted Kwik Trip's system. It's not the only employer to face cyberattacks recently". Wisconsin Public Radio. Archived from the original on 9 Jul 2025. Retrieved 6 Mar 2026.
- ↑ "Kwik Trip" (PDF). agportal-s3bucket.s3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 Oct 2025. Retrieved 6 Mar 2026.
- ↑ WMTV News (23 Oct 2023). "Kwik Trip confirms Cybersecurity Incident". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026. Retrieved 6 Mar 2026.
- ↑ Kress, Melissa (20 Oct 2023). "Kwik Trip Findings Point to Cybersecurity Incident in Systems Outage". Convenience Store News. Archived from the original on 8 Oct 2024. Retrieved 6 Mar 2026.