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W.W. Grainger, Inc.

RetailUnited States of America

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a retail organisation in California. It appears on the California Attorney General breach-notification register and the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register with 3 confirmed incidents; the most recent notice was filed on April 20, 2018.

Data as of September 6, 2026.

Confirmed incident

US-CA

Occurred
September 26, 2017
Disclosed
April 20, 2018

Timeline

  1. April 20, 2018
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
What a California notice means

Required under Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

Filed in WA and CA

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (WA and CA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
August 23, 2017
Disclosed
September 18, 2017

Timeline

  1. September 18, 2017
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 725 Washington residents affected

    source
  2. September 19, 2017
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
What a Washington notice means

Required under RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

US-CA

Disclosed
November 18, 2015

Timeline

  1. November 18, 2015
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source