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TransUnion Reports Data Breach Affecting 4 Million American Consumers

TransUnion Reports Data Breach Affecting 4 Million American Consumers
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Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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TransUnion LLC, a half-century-old Chicago-based credit-reporting firm, announced on Aug. 28 a data breach involving the personal information of 4.4 million consumers throughout the United States.

In a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office, TransUnion stated that it discovered the breach on July 30—two days after it happened. More than 16,00 Maine residents were affected.
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.