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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]]. | 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=== | ===Kwik Trip Cybersecurity incident=== | ||
On October 9, 2023, Kwik Trip was hacked that resulted in their website and Kwik Trip Rewards app being nonoperational for 2 weeks and causing milk and bread shortages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Kwik Trip confirms system outage as cyberattack |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kwik-trip-confirms-system-outage-as-cyberattack |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=WTMJ-TV Milwaukee}}</ref> The company initially responded saying it was a cybersecurity incident via a post and sent a letter to all possible infected customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Joe |date=2023-10-20 |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 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Wisconsin Public Radio}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-22 |title=Kwik Trip |url=https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27308.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=agportal-s3bucket.s3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Kwik Trip confirms Cybersecurity Incident |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRzxeHOCU7c |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Youtube}}</ref><blockquote>"Although a thorough investigation is ongoing and further information may be uncovered, current findings indicate that we experiences 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 |date=2023-10-20 |title=Kwik Trip Findings Point to Cybersecurity Incident in Systems Outage |url=https://csnews.com/kwik-trip-findings-point-cybersecurity-incident-systems-outage |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Convenience Store News}}</ref></blockquote>Although the company said no financial information was stolen, it wasn't disclosed who the original perpetrators was, or how many customers were affected. | On October 9, 2023, Kwik Trip was hacked that resulted in their website and Kwik Trip Rewards app being nonoperational for 2 weeks and causing milk and bread shortages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Kwik Trip confirms system outage as cyberattack |url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/kwik-trip-confirms-system-outage-as-cyberattack |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=WTMJ-TV Milwaukee |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 possible infected customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Joe |date=2023-10-20 |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 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Wisconsin Public Radio |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 |date=2026-02-22 |title=Kwik Trip |url=https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27308.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=agportal-s3bucket.s3 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251002205553/https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA27308.pdf |archive-date=2 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Kwik Trip confirms Cybersecurity Incident |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRzxeHOCU7c |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Youtube |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 experiences 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 |date=2023-10-20 |title=Kwik Trip Findings Point to Cybersecurity Incident in Systems Outage |url=https://csnews.com/kwik-trip-findings-point-cybersecurity-incident-systems-outage |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=Convenience Store News |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 was, or how many customers were affected. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 05:55, 23 February 2026
Kwik Trip
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965-06-16 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Gas, Retail |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.kwiktrip.com/ |
Founded in 1965 July 16 by John Hansen and Don Zietlow,[1] Kwik Trip, Inc.(or Kwik Star) is a family owned business primary serving gas, food, bakery items, and a variety of beverages. It is a member of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Consumer-impact summary
- Security concerns
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 Kwik Trip category.
Kwik Trip Cybersecurity incident
On October 9, 2023, Kwik Trip was hacked that resulted in their website and Kwik Trip Rewards app being nonoperational for 2 weeks and causing milk and bread shortages.[2] The company initially responded saying it was a cybersecurity incident via a post and sent a letter to all possible infected customers.[3][4][5]
"Although a thorough investigation is ongoing and further information may be uncovered, current findings indicate that we experiences 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 was, or how many customers were affected.
See also
References
- ↑ Kress, Melissa (2025-06-17). "Wisconsin Celebrates 60 Years of Kwik Trip". Convenience Store News. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kwik Trip confirms system outage as cyberattack". WTMJ-TV Milwaukee. 2023-10-19. Archived from the original on 6 Aug 2025. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Schulz, Joe (2023-10-20). "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 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "Kwik Trip" (PDF). agportal-s3bucket.s3. 2026-02-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 Oct 2025. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "Kwik Trip confirms Cybersecurity Incident". Youtube. 2023-10-23. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Kress, Melissa (2023-10-20). "Kwik Trip Findings Point to Cybersecurity Incident in Systems Outage". Convenience Store News. Archived from the original on 8 Oct 2024. Retrieved 2026-02-22.