The Canadian outpost of retailer Toys R Us on Thursday notified customers that attackers accessed a database, stole some of their personal information, then posted the data online.

In a Thursday breach disclosure notice emailed to affected customers and shared on social media, the toy shop said it discovered the digital break-in on July 30, after the intruders claimed to have posted stolen customer data "on the unindexed internet."

A subsequent investigation found that the records were indeed stolen, and that the thieves had copied people's names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails from the Toys R Us database.

"We'd like to stress that no passwords, credit card details, or similar confidential data were involved in this incident," the company’s alert states.

The notification doesn't

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