When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works.

Automation is usually deployed to speed the process up.

The breach notification letter was sent out of an abundance of caution.

Passwords

Image Credit: Shutterstock

Not a lot, but still enough to run some forms of phishing or identity theft attacks.

External cybersecurity experts were also brought in, the company concluded.

Hot Topic has more than 600 stores in the US and Canada, employing more than 10,000 people.

More from TechRadar Pro