- **Q: What is the TransUnion data breach class action about?
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Finance / Legal News
TransUnion, a major consumer credit reporting agency, is currently embroiled in two separate class action lawsuits. One lawsuit addresses a significant data breach, while the other challenges the company’s data collection practices.
**Data Breach Class Action**
Plaintiff Crystal Sevigny filed a class action lawsuit against TransUnion LLC in Illinois federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws. The lawsuit claims that TransUnion failed to adequately secure and safeguard the PII of its customers, leading to identity theft and fraudulent debts for victims like Sevigny.
**Real-Time Bidding Lawsuit**
This lawsuit challenges TransUnion’s data collection practices related to real-time bidding, alleging that the company tracks and sells personal data without consent. The suit claims violations of privacy laws and seeks to hold TransUnion accountable for its data practices.
**Financial and Stock Performance**
Despite the legal challenges, TransUnion reported strong quarterly earnings, beating analysts' estimates with $1.08 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was $1.14 billion, up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, paid on September 8th to investors of record on August 22nd. This represents an annualized dividend of $0.46 and a yield of 0.5%.
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