TransUnion Canada credit files accessed with a client's login
| Disclosed |
October 8, 2019
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|---|---|
| Sector |
Finance and insurance
|
| Province or territory |
Across Canada
|
| People affected |
37,000
|
| Data exposed |
Credit report information of about 37,000 Canadians obtained between June and July 2019 through the fraudulent use of a legitimate business customer's login (the leasing division of Canadian Western Bank). TransUnion said its own systems were not breached and notified the people affected and the privacy commissioners.
|
| Cause |
Stolen credentials
|
| Status |
People notified
|
| Sources |
