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W.W. Grainger, Inc.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. notified California AG on Apr 20, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Oct 12, 2017. Data exposed: Financial / bank account.

All 5 filings by W.W. Grainger, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Apr 20, 2018
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, September 26, 2017Thursday, October 12, 2017
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Financial / bank account
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Apr 10, 2018, as stated in the letter
"On April 10, 2018, Grainger was notified by [24]7.ai that [24]7.ai was involved in a cyber incident, which occurred from September 26, 2017 through October 12, 2017."
Days to notice
10 days from discovery (Apr 10, 2018) to the California record (Apr 20, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:15 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by W.W. Grainger, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
W.W. Grainger Inc. Oregon DOJ OR Apr 20, 2018 17,902 Not stated
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Oregon DOJ OR Sep 20, 2017 57,992 Not stated
W.W. Grainger, Inc. California AG CA Sep 19, 2017 Not published Social Security numberDate of birthPostal addressName
W.W. Grainger, Inc. California AG CA Nov 18, 2015 Not published Financial / bank accountUsernames / passwordsEmail addressName

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