HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS)

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 24, 2024

Filed

Oct 3, 2024

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

1,721state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS) →

TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions (TRADS) reported unauthorized access to consumer data in Washington. Individuals misrepresented themselves to gain access to products and personal information between April 16 and July 31, 2024. Suspicious activity was detected on July 24, 2024. 1,721 Washington residents were affected. TRADS provided credit monitoring services.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d10 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 99 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 71 days

Apr 16, 2024

Begins

Jul 24, 2024

Discovered

Oct 3, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_64b6647baf3acaf92024-10-03Verified
Oregon State AGbd_68a0c6d32d8415152024-10-03Verified
California State AGbd_5c2078d409713dea2024-10-02 · +1dCandidate

Name: TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS)
norm: transunion risk and alternative data solutions inc trads

Name: TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS)
norm: transunion risk and alternative data solutions inc trads
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Jul 24, 2024
Breach occurred: Apr 16, 2024 – Jul 31, 2024
Undetected for: 99 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1,721state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDriver's licence numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Unauthorized Access
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found while ongoing
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Started an in-depth investigation into the matter beginning on July 24, 2024
Finished extensive examination of the matter on September 10, 2024
Providing access to myTrueIdentity Online (TransUnion) Credit Monitoring services at no charge
Changes made: Taking steps to prevent further improper transactions
Working diligently to continually improve protection capabilities
Enhancing security controls as appropriate to minimize the risk of any similar incident in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(71 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGOct 2 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachA30880.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2024
Raw hash: 6004d8fbc02ababa56bc404d082413bc5f106002f6c884e41457abf471c4b8d8

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS)

Victim entityTransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc. (TRADS)

Incidentdiscovered Jul 24, 2024

Stated responseStarted an in-depth investigation into the matter beginning on July 24, 2024

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com