Credit Bureau TransUnion Confirms Breach Impacting Millions

In the apparent wake of growing threats to consumers’ personal information, credit reporting giant TransUnion has recently announced a cybersecurity incident that exposed personal information from more than 4.4 million Americans. Several regulators and state attorneys general have confirmed that the breach took place on July 28, 2025, and was discovered just two days later by investigators. 

Among the data exposed was sensitive information such as names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth, which were linked to a third-party application that was used by TransUnion in its U.S. consumer operations. In its statement, TransUnion clarified that the breach was limited in scope, clarifying that its internal systems and core credit reporting databases were not impacted by the breach. 

The company also stated that no credit reports or core financial records – information that could be highly valuable to fraudsters – were accessed by anyone.

TransUnion filed notifications in Maine and Texas indicating that the incident was related to a third-party platform that was reportedly linked to Salesforce, rather than TransUnion’s own infrastructure. 

Despite the company’s description of the exposure, which was limited to “some limited personal data”, the magnitude of the breach underscores the ongoing risks associated with external service providers in the fi

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