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TransUnion Says Third-Party App Breach Exposed Data of 4.46 Million U.S. Consumers

An independent review is underway alongside two years of free credit monitoring for those notified.

Overview

  • A filing in Maine says attackers accessed a vendor application used for U.S. consumer support on July 28 and the activity was detected July 30, impacting 4,461,511 people including roughly 17,000 in Maine.
  • TransUnion says the exposed information was limited in scope and did not include credit reports or its core credit database.
  • The company is providing 24 months of free credit monitoring via myTrueIdentity and fraud assistance through Cyberscout.
  • TransUnion has engaged law enforcement and independent forensic experts and has not identified the third-party application involved.
  • Some outlets report a possible link to recent Salesforce‑focused data‑theft campaigns and potential exposure of Social Security numbers, which TransUnion has not confirmed.