TransUnion Confirms Data Breach Affecting 4.4 Million Americans
TransUnion confirmed a July 28 data breach, exposing names and Social Security numbers for 4.4 million Americans via Salesforce's cloud platform.
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Overview
- TransUnion confirmed a data breach that occurred on July 28, exposing personal information for over 4 million Americans, with the incident discovered two days later.
- The breach compromised sensitive consumer data, including names and Social Security numbers, affecting approximately 4.4 million individuals.
- Hackers targeted Salesforce's cloud platform, which is used by TransUnion, leading to the exposure of customer data.
- TransUnion stated that its core credit database and credit reports were not involved, though no immediate evidence was provided to support this claim.
- As a response, TransUnion is offering 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to all 4.4 million impacted individuals.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the TransUnion data breach with a focus on factual reporting and transparency. They detail the extent of the breach, the types of data stolen, and TransUnion's responses, or lack thereof, without injecting editorial opinion. The coverage provides context by mentioning other recent hacks, maintaining an objective tone.
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The breach exposed sensitive personal information including names, birthdates, billing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and unredacted Social Security numbers for approximately 4.4 million Americans.
Hackers accessed TransUnion's data through a third-party application hosted on Salesforce's cloud platform, which targeted U.S. consumer support operations.
TransUnion stated that the breach did not involve its core credit database or credit reports, although no immediate evidence was provided to support this claim.
TransUnion is offering 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to the 4.4 million customers affected by the breach.
The hacking groups linked to the Salesforce cloud platform attacks, including the TransUnion breach, are the Shiny Hunters extortion group and a cluster tracked as UNC6395.
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