Security News > 2020 > October > Egregor Claims Responsibility for Barnes & Noble Attack, Leaks Data

The Egregor ransomware gang has reportedly taken responsibility for the Barnes & Noble cyberattack, first disclosed on Oct. 15.

The bookseller warned last week that it had been hacked in emailed notices to customers, noting that a cyberattack happened on Oct. 10, "Which resulted in unauthorized and unlawful access to certain Barnes & Noble corporate systems."

The book giant stressed in its notice to customers that all exposed user financial data was "Encrypted and tokenized and not accessible. At no time is there any unencrypted payment information in any Barnes & Noble system."

Threatpost has reached out to Barnes & Noble for confirmation and details.

In both cases, as with Barnes & Noble, it published inconclusive information on its leak site showing that it accessed files, but not necessarily the source code that it said that it had. Egregor is an occult term meant to signify the collective energy or force of a group of individuals, especially when the individuals are united toward a common purpose - apropos for a ransomware gang.

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