Transunion Data Breach
Status: Confirmed
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Transunion · Actor: LAPSUS$ · Source: DataBreach.com / ObscureIQ intelligence
Attack: Data Exfiltration via Under investigation
Timeline: Breach (Oct, 2025) · Reported (Oct, 2025) · Leak (Oct, 2025)
Exposure: 13.1M+ records · Social Security Number, Email, Phone Number, Name, Home Address
Status: Confirmed · Risk: High (Identity theft + Phishing / SIM swap)
Summary
The incident is one of several breaches affecting Salesforce in 2025. A group calling itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” released a limited sample of the stolen database on October 3 2025. The records have since been indexed and anonymized in our search engine. According to the attackers the full dataset is scheduled for release on October 10 2025.
Data found in hackers’ sample – 🧍 Personal Information
Full name – ✅ Present First / last / middle names – ✅ Present Date of birth – ⛔ Mostly empty Social Security numbers – ⚠️ Present in about 1% of records Gender – ⛔ Empty
📧 , Contact Information
Email address – ✅ Present Phone number – ✅ Present Alternate phone numbers – ⛔ Empty Mailing address (street city state ZIP country) – ✅ Present (partial) Country – ✅ Present (“United States”), Latitude / longitude – ⛔ Empty
💳 , Consumer & Account Data
Account name / owner – ✅ Present Account status – ✅ Present (“Open”) Account creation & modification dates – ✅ Present Security freeze / alert dates – ⛔ Empty Unlock date – ⛔ Empty Number of aliases – ✅ Present (mostly 0) Customer ID / Party ID – ✅ Present Consumer consent flag – ✅ Present (mixed true/false) Is last authentication passed – ✅ Present (false)
💬 , Customer Support & Chat Records
Chat transcript ID – ✅ Present Chat content – ✅ Present (agent name timestamps) IP address – ✅ Present Location – ✅ Present (“Chicago IL United States”) Browser / OS info – ✅ Present (Chrome macOS) Session duration – ✅ Present Agent identity – ✅ Present (“TransUnion Support”) Visitor network – ✅ Present (“Trans Union LLC”), Case linkage – ✅ Present (CaseId populated)
👩💼 , Employee / User Information
Employee name – ✅ Present Username – ✅ Present Email – ✅ Present Department / division – ✅ Present (“Consumer Operations”) Job title – ✅ Present (“VP”) Time zone / locale / language – ✅ Present Last login date – ✅ Present Active / inactive status – ✅ Present Profile / role ID – ✅ Present Call center ID – ✅ Present Federation ID – ✅ Present, Manager & workgroup details – ✅ Present (partial)
Record IDs – ✅ Present Created / modified timestamps – ✅ Present SystemModstamp – ✅ Present Owner / creator / modifier IDs – ✅ Present Photo URLs – ✅ Present Currency – ✅ Present (“USD”) Privacy / opt-out flags – ✅ Present (false)
About Transunion
Transunion is the organization affected by this breach. User data may have been generated through account creation, service usage, or business operations.
If you have interacted with Transunion in any capacity, your data may be included in this breach.
Threat Actor: LAPSUS$
This breach has been attributed to LAPSUS$. The group is known for data theft campaigns targeting organizations through various intrusion methods.
- Under investigation
Breach Exploitation Status
High
Status
Detected
Possible
Detected
Possible
Unknown
Indefinite (critical identifiers)
SSNs and government IDs never expire. This data can be used for identity theft years or decades after exposure.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 13.1M+ records has been identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Impact
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Targeted phishing referencing Transunion accounts or services
- Identity theft using exposed Social Security Numbers
- SIM-swap attempts where phone numbers are present
- Physical mail scams and address-based identity verification fraud
- Data broker enrichment and resale
Recommendations for Impacted Individuals
If you believe your information may be included:
Non-clients may request a breach impact review.
Transunion account updates
Password reset requests
Verify directly through official channels.
Email compromise is often the first pivot point.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Oct, 2025, Transunion experienced a data breach that resulted in the exposure of approximately 13.1M+ records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes Social Security Number, Email, Phone Number, Name, Home Address.
Approximately 13.1M+ records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
Yes. This breach is treated as confirmed based on data observed in breach intelligence platforms.
Data circulation has been detected across breach-sharing channels. Downstream exploitation risk exists based on the nature of the exposed fields.
Rotate passwords associated with Transunion, enable multi-factor authentication on email and financial accounts, and monitor for suspicious activity.
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