Alert: Data Breach at TransUnion July 28, 2025

How to Minimize your exposure and reduce your risk

Data stolen impacting 4 million people: names, SSN's, dates of birth, billing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and customer support messages.

How you are affected:

• TransUnion has sent notification letters for those affected by the data breach.

• The credit bureau is offering two years of free credit monitoring services (provided by Cyberscout) to those impacted, according to the letter.

• Not all affected people may have received notification

• Contact TransUnion directly by calling its fraud assistance line at 1-800-516-4700. The call center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Date of Breach: July 28, 2025. As of this posting, the incident is till under investigation.

Breach entry point: part of larger wave of cyberattacks linked to a major SalesForce.com data breach impacting multiple organizations.

Data Breach Notice Postings:

Maine - https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/3dcd9b7c-bce3-4685-bffd-f728ce96e2fd.html

Texas - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26078139-transunion-breach-texas/

News articles:

• Money - https://money.com/transunion-data-breach/

• CNET - https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/credit-bureau-transunion-hit-with-data-breach-affecting-4-4-million-people/

• Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/transunion-says-44-million-consumers-data-compromised-hack-2025-08-28/

• Techradar - https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/transunion-data-breach-may-have-affected-4-4-million-users-heres-what-we-know-and-how-to-stay-safe

Reduce Your Risk with These Actions:

• Call or login to the three major credit bureaus and FREEZE your credit account and place a FRAUD ALERT on your credit files

  • Equifax - https://equifax.com 1-888-548-7878

  • Experian - https://experian.com 1-800-493-1058

  • Transunion - https://transunion.com 1-800-916-8800

• Obtain a FREE CREDIT REPORT at www.annualcreditreport.com | 1-877-322-8228

• If you are offered Credit Monitoring Service in a letter notifying you of a data breach, sign up for it. Make note of the day your coverage starts and add and end date in your electronic calendar, as an All Day event reminder

• Change your password at the company effected by the data breach

• Sign up for 2-Step Authentication using an Authenticator app on your phone

• Do not use text messaging for 2-Step Authentication

• Use a Password Manager to generate and store a long and complex password

• If a stored credit or debit card was compromised, cancel the card and get a replacement. Update any recurring payments associated with the new card

• Monitor you card and bank statements for unauthorized charges. Look for out of area charges or small amount charges at unfamiliar merchants.

• File disputes with your card issuers to recover funds

• Ensure your browsers, email apps, social media apps, computers, and phones have the latest updates installed

• Delete old accounts with services you no longer use or are inactive