Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. experienced unauthorized access to sensitive information on a flash drive, with the breach identified on April 1, 2013. Approximately 2,638 individuals were affected, and the compromised data included employee Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, and employment-related information. Notifications to affected individuals are scheduled for May 29, 2013.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-41881

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/godiva-chocolatier

"id": "god229080425",
"linkid": "godiva-chocolatier",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2013",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2638,
                        'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'name': 'Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft/Loss',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2638,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'phone numbers',
                                              'employment-related '
                                              'information']},
 'date_detected': '2013-04-01',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to sensitive information on a flash '
                'drive, compromising employee data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'phone numbers',
                                 'employment-related information']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Godiva Chocolatier Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unsecured Flash Drive'}