W.W. Grainger, Inc.

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving W.W. Grainger, Inc. on September 18, 2017. The incident occurred on August 23, 2017, when a laptop containing personal information of approximately 725 employees was stolen; this data included names and Social Security numbers. Grainger is offering 12 months of complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=9737

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/w.w.-grainger

"id": "w.w552072825",
"linkid": "w.w.-grainger",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Industrial Supplies',
                        'name': 'W.W. Grainger, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 725,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2017-08-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-09-18',
 'description': 'A laptop containing personal information of approximately 725 '
                'employees was stolen, including names and Social Security '
                'numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offering 12 months of complimentary '
                                       'identity protection and credit '
                                       'monitoring services']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at W.W. Grainger, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unsecured Laptop'}