Barnes & Noble gets sued over PIN "skimming" scam

On October 27, 2012, plaintiff Elizabeth Nowak filed a putative class action against Barnes & Noble ("B&N") arising out of the PIN pad tampering incident reported by the company as of October 23, 2012 (see press release of October 24, 2012:

www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press_releases/10_23_12_Important_Customer_Notice.html ).

In its press release, Barnes & Noble advised that it detected tampering with PIN pad devices used in 63 of its stores.