Barnes & Noble cyberattack exposes personal customer information

By Tyler Van Dyke

Published October 15, 2020 3:43pm ET

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Barnes & Noble cyberattack exposes personal customer information — This Monday, June 18, 2012, photo shows the Barnes and Noble Booksellers store in Hoover, Ala. Barnes & Noble said Tuesday, June 19, 2012, that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss narrowed as the company continues to invest in its Nook e-reader business. The loss was wider than analysts expected and its shares fell more than 6 percent in morning trading. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Barnes & Noble emailed customers Wednesday night to notify them that the company had been the victim of a recent cyberattack.

“It is with the greatest regret we inform you that we were made aware on October 10, 2020 that Barnes & Noble had been the victim of a cybersecurity attack, which resulted in unauthorized and unlawful access to certain Barnes & Noble corporate systems,” the company wrote in an email to customers who may have been affected.

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