Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Letter Arts Book Club, Inc
  • Street Address: 2705 Camden Rd
  • City: Greensboro
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NC
  • Zip Code: 27403

Submitted By

  • Name: John
  • Title: Neal
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 336-253-1299
  • Email Address: john@johnnealbooks.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: President

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2,746
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 9
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 11/24/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/06/2023
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: CommerceV3, the third-party e-commerce platform provider for johnnealbooks.com, notified the corporation on 6/6/2023 of breach and provided this information: "CommerceV3 learned that an unauthorized party obtained access to its systems between November 24, 2021 and December 14, 2022. Immediately upon learning of this issue, CommerceV3 conducted a thorough forensic investigation alongside third-party cybersecurity experts to assess whether any cardholder data was compromised. CommervceV3 also worked alongside the major card brands and banks during this forensic investigation. After the extensive forensic investigation, CommerceV3 discovered that cardholder data collected at johnnealbooks.com was potentially accessed or acquired by an unauthorized party as a result of the incident." There was no breach of the Letter Arts Book Club Inc's internal systems. The internal computer systems of the corporation were secure then and remain secure.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Electronic
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/05/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: LABC Breach Letter.docx
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: No
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: