TransUnion breach leaks personal data of 4.4M: what to do
12 days ago
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- #data breach
- #identity theft
- 4.4 million people had personal data stolen in a TransUnion breach.
- Compromised data includes names, SSNs, DOBs, addresses, and government IDs.
- Credit history details were not part of the breach.
- Recommended actions: freeze credit, add fraud alerts, check credit reports, enroll in identity theft protection, monitor financial statements.
- TransUnion offers free credit monitoring for two years.
- Report identity theft to local law enforcement and IdentityTheft.gov.