The breach occurred on July 28 and was detected within two days. Nationwide, roughly 4.4 million individuals were affected, including 16,828 in Maine, with disclosures also filed in California. TransUnion did not identify the vendor involved and a company spokesperson did not respond to inquiries. The company said the exposed information was limited to specific data elements and did not include credit reports or other core credit information. TransUnion is offering affected consumers two years of free credit monitoring through its myTrueIdentity service and fraud assistance. TransUnion manages more than 1 billion consumer profiles worldwide, including about 200 million in the U.S., and derives roughly one-third of its revenue from mortgage companies. The credit reporting sector remains a prime target for hackers because of the sensitive financial and personal information it holds.
TransUnion did not identify the vendor involved. A company spokesperson has not responded to HousingWire's request for comments. The breach, which happened on July 28, was detected within two days. Nationwide, roughly 4.4 million individuals were affected, including 16,828 in Maine. The company also filed disclosures in California. TransUnion said the exposed information was limited to specific data elements and did not include credit reports or other core credit information.
The Illinois-based bureau is offering affected consumers two years of free credit monitoring through its myTrueIdentity service, as well as fraud assistance. TransUnion manages more than 1 billion consumer profiles worldwide, including 200 million in the U.S. Roughly one-third of its revenue comes from mortgage companies. The disclosure comes eight years after rival Equifax revealed a 2017 data breach that potentially compromised the records of 143 million U.S. consumers. The sector remains a prime target for hackers because of the sensitive financial and personal information it holds.
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