TransUnion, one of the major credit bureaus in the U.S., reported a hack at the tail end of August—personal details of 4.4 million individuals stolen. The cause of this breach? Salesforce, the same third-party vendor also at the root of other recent high-profile leaks at Google , Quantas, Adidas, and other well-known companies.

According to BleepingComputer , stolen info included social security numbers, birthdates, names, billing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. TransUnion says no credit data (including reports) was revealed.

Like other data breaches, this news is a reminder to stay vigilant. Bad actors can craft more convincing phishing attacks with this information, for example. You should also maintain good password habits . But doing so is a lot easier if you hav

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