2006 — TransUnion: Four different scam companies downloaded the credit…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Four different scam companies
downloaded the credit information of more than 1,700 individuals,
including their credit histories and SSNs. They were able to illegitimately
obtain the password to the TransUnion account held by the Kingman,
AZ, court office, which apparently has a subscription to the bureau's
services.
Root cause
Hacking