NEWS IN BRIEF

— Zaxby’s locations

flag data breach

Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. said Friday that some locations discovered suspicious files that could have resulted in unauthorized access to credit- and debit-card information or that have been flagged by credit-card companies as points of purchase for some fraudulent activities.

In a news release, the company said a list of affected store locations is on its website, including five of its 17 restaurants in Arkansas, including Maumelle, Marion, Bentonville, Springdale and Siloam Springs.

The company said it has notified law enforcement. While the company’s internal investigation hasn’t determined whether credit- or debit-card information was taken, it is concerned that an attacker could have obtained the data.

The company is working to notify customers who may have had their information stolen.

Zaxby’s is advising potentially affected customers to monitor their accounts for unauthorized activity.

More information can be found by calling Zaxby’s at (877) 739-8599 or visiting www.zaxbys.com.

  • John Magsam

Arkansas Autobuyer

halts print edition

Arkansas Times has ended the print edition of Arkansas Autobuyer after the departure of the auto guide’s publisher.

This week’s print version of the Autobuyer is the last for the ad-based publication, which will now only be available online, said Alan Leveritt, publisher of Arkansas Times. Three Autobuyer’s employees were laid off with the end of the print edition. Two others took other jobs within the company.

Leveritt said he decided to discontinue the print edition after its former publisher, Heather Baker, left to create a competing publication. Baker, 36, left on Dec. 21 to start Drive Arkansas, which was published for the first time Friday.

Baker said she wanted her own publication and Leveritt would not sell her Autobuyer. Baker said Leveritt tried to sell her Autobuyer after she decided to leave, but the two couldn’t come to “a mutual agreement.” - Jessica Seaman

State index dips;

Tyson nears high

The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, dropped 0.30 to 250.87 Friday.

Arkansas Best Corp.

fell 1.67 percent to finish at $10.01 a share in light trading.

Tyson Foods Inc., shares rose 16 cents to close at $20.32, just shy of its 52-week high of $20.50.

Volume was 27.7 million shares, compared with average daily volume of 24.6 million shares.

The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.

Business, Pages 27 on 01/12/2013

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