Security News > 2020 > October > Barnes & Noble hit by Egregor ransomware, strange data leaked
The Egregor ransomware gang is claiming responsibility for the cyberattack on U.S. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble on October 10th, 2020.
"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."
Egregor claims to have stolen Barnes & Noble data.
After publishing our report on the Barnes & Noble cyberattack, BleepingComputer was contacted by a threat actor who stated that the Egregor ransomware operation was behind the attack.
Today, the Egregor ransomware operation confirmed the threat actor's statements and published files that they claim were stolen during the attack on Barnes & Noble.