TransUnion data breach exposes customers’ personal information

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TransUnion data breach overview: 

• Who: TransUnion sent letters to consumers disclosing a data breach that exposed personal and financial information. 
• Why: The data breach reportedly exposed names, Social Security Numbers, financial account numbers and full driver’s license numbers. 
• Where: The data breach affects TransUnion customers nationwide. 

TransUnion sent letters to consumers disclosing a data breach that exposed personal and financial information.

The consumer credit reporting agency, which did not say how many individuals the breach affects, revealed the incident to the Massachusetts Attorney General, AppleInsider reports. 

TransUnion reportedly says the data breach exposed names, Social Security Numbers, financial account numbers and full driver’s license numbers. 

TransUnion data breach letters instruct consumers how to protect themselves from fraud, identity theft

In the letters, TransUnion instructed potentially affected individuals on how to protect themselves from becoming victims of identity theft or fraud, AppleInsider reports. 

TransUnion is one of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the world, collecting information from more than 1 billion individuals around the globe and 200 million from within the United States alone, according to the company. 

The company has not yet posted about the data breach on its website, JD Supra reports.  

In related news, a consumer filed a class action lawsuit against TransUnion last month, arguing the company unlawfully records the voiceprints of callers without obtaining their express written consent. 

Have you been impacted by the TransUnion data breach? Let us know in the comments! 

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