Canadians face more fraud in dating and online forums than global average
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11847134/canada-digital-fraud-transunion/
Lawmakers Demand Answers About Growing Number of Unfixed Mistakes on #CreditReports
found that 2 of the 3 major #creditBureaus — #TransUnion & #Experian — had substantially scaled back how often they provided relief to complaints filed through the #ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau. The decline in relief coincided with the #Trump admin’s attempts to conduct mass #layoffs at the #CFPB & roll back much of its #oversight of the #financial sector.
#maga #privacy #finance
https://www.propublica.org/article/credit-report-mistakes-lawmakers-letter

Four senators wrote letters to Experian and TransUnion, requesting information on the companies’ dispute handling processes after ProPublica revealed they have been dismissing more consumer complaints without providing help.
Mujer costarricense lidera equipos globales de IA y ciencia de datos desde el país
Mujer costarricense lidera equipos globales de IA y ciencia de datos desde el país
San José, 19 mar (elmundo.cr) – Stefanny Quesada Navarro, líder costarricense en ciencia de datos en TransUnion®, refleja la creciente presencia de mujeres en carreras STEM en Centroamérica. Desde Heredia lidera equipos especializados en ciencia de [...]
Edmonton woman frustrated by 18-month battle with Equifax and TransUnion to fix credit rating
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/credit-ratings-fraud-9.7099030
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Une femme d’Edmonton frustrée par une bataille de 18 mois avec Equifax et TransUnion pour corriger sa cote de crédit
// Article en anglais //
After identity thieves racked up $20,000 in debt in her name, Zoe Lorenz-Boser spent a year and a half trying to convince Equifax and TransUnion the debts weren’t hers. Experts say her case highlights systemic problems with Canada’s credit reporting system.
Costa Rica fortalece su posición como Hub de Centros de Capacidad Global
Costa Rica fortalece su posición como Hub de Centros de Capacidad Global
San José, 07 ene (elmundo.cr) – Costa Rica continúa ofreciendo condiciones ideales para el establecimiento de centros de excelencia. A lo largo de los años, el país ha atraído una variedad de modelos de prestación de servicios, incluidos los Centros de Servicios Compartidos (SS [...]
It wasn’t hard to hijack TransUnion credit reports. I did it to myself.
PIRG staff discovered that they could talk TransUnion’s customer service representatives into resetting passwords and changing account contact information with bare-bones proof of identity.
#TransUnion #PIRG #socialengineering #customerservice #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking