TransUnion experienced a cyber incident on July 28 that exposed personal information for over 4.4 million U.S. consumers. The breach was discovered two days later and reportedly included Social Security numbers, although TransUnion stated credit information was not exposed. Security researchers linked the breach to a larger attack on a Google database managed through Salesforce’s cloud platform attributed to the hacking group ShinyHunters. That broader attack reportedly stole business files containing company names and customer contact details, while Google believed no passwords were taken. The Salesforce-targeted attacks affected numerous companies, and TransUnion notified customers that limited personal information was accessed via a third-party application.
Consumer credit reporting giant TransUnion has been struck by a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of over 4.4 million people in the US. TransUnion is one of the three major credit reporting agencies in the country, along with Equifax and Experian. The breach to took place on July 28 and was discovered two days later, according to documents filed with Maine's attorney general. Although TransUnion said the data did not include anyone's credit information, the hackers reportedly did gain access Social Security
According to BleepingComputer, the breach was part of a larger attack that recently targeted a Google database managed through Salesforce's cloud platform. That attack, by a hacking group known as ShinyHunters, stole troves of business files, containing company names and customer contact details, but Google did not believe any passwords were taken during the incident. The cybersecurity news site added that the attacks on Salesforce have also impacted well-known companies such as Farmers Insurance, Allianz Life, Workday, Pandora, Cisco, Chanel, and Qantas. 'We recently experienced
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