PhysicalTechnologyProfessional ServicesInformationTheftCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentHighContained

W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 23, 2017

Filed

Sep 22, 2017

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

2,158state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for W.W. GRAINGER, INC. →3 incidents on file

W.W. Grainger, Inc. notified potentially affected individuals (employees/dependents) in South Carolina and other states that a team member's password-protected laptop was stolen on August 23, 2017. Data potentially included names, SSNs, DOBs, and benefits info. No evidence of unauthorized access was found. Grainger disabled credentials, initiated a wipe, engaged law enforcement, and offered 1 year of Kroll identity monitoring.

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South Carolina clock✓ SC CRA notice due4 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 30 days

Aug 23, 2017

Begins

Aug 23, 2017

Discovered

Sep 22, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

14 wks faster

This filing is one of 8 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Oregon State AGbd_9ca68e4c68eb46f82017-09-20 · +2dVerified
California State AGbd_65e06fe2ce6752892017-09-19 · +3dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_f196cd845aedd1db2017-09-19 · +3dVerified
HHS OCRbd_5bf6d6a1d1b607552017-09-18 · +4dVerified

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Washington State AGbd_8607cff885381d4d2017-09-18 · +4dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_933dda5a75b2fa4d2017-09-18 · +4dVerified
Montana State AGbd_ac98d18c1dadc52f2017-09-18 · +4dVerified

Name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
norm: ww grainger
Domain: grainger.com

Name: W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
norm: ww grainger
Domain: grainger.com
Industry: TechnologyllmProfessional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 23, 2017
Breach occurred: Aug 23, 2017
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2,158state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Launched an investigation to determine the specifics and information involved
Disabled the team member's network and all other IT credentials
Set the laptop to automatically wipe its contents completely and permanently
Working closely with law enforcement and outside security experts
Providing complimentary identity monitoring services through Kroll for one year
Changes made: Implemented protective measures since discovering the incident
Providing guidance on general best practices regarding identity theft
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(30 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: SC CRA notice due
Discovery-date grounding: occurrence dateThe stored discovery date equals the breach OCCURRENCE date. Detection is normally later, so this OVERSTATES the delay — a 'late' verdict here may not be real.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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HHS OCRSep 18 · first

Washington State AGSep 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGSep 18 · first

Montana State AGSep 18 · first

California State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+2d

South Carolina State AG+4d · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://consumer.sc.gov/sites/consumer/files/Documents/Business%20Resources%20Laws/Related%20Laws/Breaches/2017/W.W.Grainger%20Inc..pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 22, 2017
Raw hash: 9af5abca709de5c9da04ca1f85261d1ef3755204eb40249a07aa5394a7bb2b92

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityW.W. GRAINGER, INC.

Victim entityW.W. GRAINGER, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 23, 2017

Stated responseLaunched an investigation to determine the specifics and information involved

ComplianceSC CRA notice due

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceconsumer.sc.gov