Transunion hack exposes consumer data for millions of Americans | Business and Economy News

The credit bureau has said the July breach was brought on by an unidentified third party and was quickly contained.

The credit reporting company TransUnion has confirmed that more than 4 million people’s data was exposed in a recent hack involving an unidentified third party.

In a letter posted to the website of Maine’s attorney general on Wednesday, the company said it had “recently experienced a cyber incident involving a third-party application…