Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. notified California AG on Oct 24, 2012 of a data breach. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Oct 24, 2012
Date(s) of breach: n/a
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Oct 24, 2012, as stated in the letter
"If you have further questions about this matter, please feel free to call us at 1-888-471-7809 For your reference, the following is a copy of the press release we issued today: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Mary Ellen Keating Corporate..."
Days to notice: 0 days from discovery (Oct 24, 2012) to the California record (Oct 24, 2012). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
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