Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. experienced a data breach on October 16, 2014, involving the theft of a laptop from a rental car. The laptop, which was not encrypted, potentially contained the names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of employees. The report was published on November 25, 2014, and the number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-47593

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

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"linkid": "godiva-chocolatier",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'name': 'Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'No',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2014-10-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-11-25',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. experienced a data breach on October '
                '16, 2014, involving the theft of a laptop from a rental car. '
                'The laptop, which was not encrypted, potentially contained '
                'the names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of '
                'employees.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-11-25',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Godiva Chocolatier Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unencrypted Laptop'}
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