Restaurants sue POS firms over data theft

LAFAYETTE La. Several Louisiana restaurateurs have sued their point-of-sale system maker and distributor, alleging their actions enabled hackers to steal customer data and thereby caused the operators financial losses and damaged reputations.

Filed in the 15th Judicial District in Lafayette, the lawsuit names as defendants hardware and software maker Radiant Systems Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., and Radiant dealer and services provider Computer World Inc. of Scott, La.