Data breach at TransUnion impacts 4.4 million people

Data breach at TransUnion impacts 4.4 million people

A data breach at TransUnion affected approximately 4.5 million individuals, exposing limited personal information through a third-party application. The breach is part of a broader trend of cyberattacks targeting organizations with large data holdings, including recent incidents involving Salesforce OAuth tokens. #TransUnion #ThirdPartyBreaches

Keypoints

  • TransUnion experienced a data breach affecting 4.5 million people.
  • The breach involved unauthorized access via a third-party customer support application.
  • No credit information was compromised, but Social Security numbers were leaked in some cases.
  • Recent attacks on companies like Allianz Life and Farmers Insurance are linked to social engineering on Salesforce.
  • Mandiant attributed the Salesforce OAuth token theft to the threat actor UNC6395.

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