Update: Added HungerRush statement below. Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point-of-sale (POS) platform say they received emails from a threat actor attempting to extort the company, warning that restaurant and customer data could be exposed if HungerRush fails to respond. HungerRush is a restaurant technology provider that offers point-of-sale (POS), online ordering, delivery management, and payment processing software to help restaurants manage orders, customer information, and business operations. The company claims to work with over 16,000 restaurants, including Sbarro, Jet's Pizza, Fajita Pete's, Hungry Howie's, and many more. Extortion emails sent to restaurant patrons The attacker started sending the emails early Wednesday morning, with multiple recipients sharing…