Breaches are up sharply. Your response is what people remember
It’s not whether an incident hits. It’s whether you’re ready when it does.
471 M
million victim notifications were sent during the first six months of 2026, a 106% YOY increase.1
60%
of organizations experienced at least one material impact event in the previous 18 months.2
40%
of surveyed organizations reported not having an end-to-end incident response partner.3
1 Identity Theft Resources Center, “2026 H1 Data Breach Report,” July 2026.
2, 3 Forrester Consulting, commissioned by TransUnion, “Strengthening Organizational Resilience With The Right Incident Response Provider,” 2026.
Fragmented responses to data breaches make organizations vulnerable
Without a clear data breach response plan, organizations must make high-stakes decisions in real time — while customers, employees and leadership are looking for answers. That often leaves organizations vulnerable in three critical ways.
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Helping organizations respond, notify and protect with confidence
While the technical response to a breach is critical, it’s only part of getting back to normal. Organizations also need to understand who may be affected, how to communicate, what support to provide and how to safeguard customers.
TransUnion® Incident Response Solutions helps your organization move quickly from uncertainty to action, with flexible services that coordinate the response, reduce disruptions and support affected individuals. Each service maps to a specific outcome:
- Contain the event faster. Incident coordination: a dedicated coordinator facilitates response activities and aligns stakeholders from planning through execution.
- Understand what happened. Investigation support: forensics help determine what occurred, what information may have been compromised and the steps needed to move forward.
- Notify the right people the right way. Consumer notification: alert impacted consumers through appropriate channels and in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Reassure affected customers. Call center support: trained specialists provide a reassuring human voice and incident-specific guidance to affected consumers.
- Help restore trust. Consumer protection products: identity and credit monitoring, identity restoration and related services support individuals if their data has been exposed.
Planning ahead or responding now?
Whether you’re preparing your own organization or advising clients who may face a breach, TransUnion supports both. Enterprise teams get help building and executing a response plan. Advisors like breach coaches, privacy attorneys and cyber insurers get a trusted partner to connect their clients with coordinated response services.
If you’re preparing before an incident occurs
Build readiness before pressure hits. TransUnion helps your organization strengthen breach preparedness with planning assistance, incident coordination and response services that clarify roles, communication paths and consumer support needs before an event occurs.
If you’re responding to an incident now
Move swiftly with experienced support. TransUnion helps coordinate essential breach response needs, including forensic investigations, consumer notification, call center services, digital offerings and identity protection products for affected individuals.
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