TransUnion’s Data Breach Debacle: 4.4 Million in the Crosshairs!
TransUnion is notifying 4.4 million people of a data breach, proving once again that hackers really know how to make an entrance. The breach involves personal info like Social Security numbers but no credit reports. Meanwhile, ShinyHunters seem to be collecting personal data like they’re building a very exclusive, albeit illegal, friendship directory.
Hot Take:
Well, it seems like TransUnion has joined the ever-growing club of “Oops, We Got Hacked” with a membership of more than 4.4 million people. Who knew that keeping your Social Security number safe was as difficult as teaching a cat to fetch? And here we thought credit reporting was all about numbers and not about sharing our digits with some cybercriminals. Kudos to TransUnion for generously offering 24 months of free credit monitoring—just what everyone wants after their personal data has been compromised, a free subscription to paranoia!
Key Points:
- TransUnion notified 4.4 million individuals about a data breach impacting their personal information.
- The breach was discovered two days after it occurred and involved a third-party app used in US consumer support.
- Stolen data included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
- The attack is linked to ShinyHunters and part of a broader Salesforce data theft campaign.
- TransUnion is providing two years of free credit monitoring and proactive fraud assistance to affected individuals.