My data was compromised in TransUnion hack – ITWeb news editor Admire2008 shares his personal experience. TransUnionHack CyberCrime
While I have written countless stories about cyber security, it has never dawned on me that I could also become a victim.will feature experts and thought leaders from across the globe, who will share their knowledge and insights. For more information, and to register, clickThe stark reality sank in this week that my personal information is not safe at all, after a hacker contacted me claiming he had hacked the South African arm of US-based credit bureau TransUnion.
That made me doubt the story even more, as I know “password” is one of the most common passwords. It just didn’t make sense that an organisation like TransUnion would be using that to protect the millions of personal records that individuals and businesses entrust them with., a proprietary password manager, the word “password” is the fifth most commonly used password, with more than 20 million users. It is only beaten by other common passwords such as “123456”, “123456789”, “12345” and “qwerty”.
Upon realising more information was still coming through and I had been exposed, I told them to stop, as it was too close to home. TransUnion yesterday confirmed that a criminal third-party had obtained access to its South African server through misuse of an authorised client’s credentials. While TransUnion is doing the wise thing by not giving in to the extortion demands, the cyber criminals have threatened that if the ransom is not paid in Bitcoin in seven days, they will expose all of the data and start targeting the corporate clients. Who knows if they have not already shared it on the dark web?This is a breach that exposed the personal information of as many as 24 million South Africans and 793 749 business entities to a suspected fraudster.
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