CGCN Group

TransUnion, the Big Three credit reporting service, hired Republican advocacy shop CGCN Group for issues related to data security, privacy and cybersecurity that may come before Congress in the aftermath of the massive Equifax hacking scandal.

Principals Steve Clark, one-time top lobbyist at regional phone company Ameritech; Sam Geduldig (aide to Congressman John Boehner before he became Speaker of the House); Jay Crawford (ex-policy advisor to Boehner); and Mike Nielsen (legislative aide to former Utah Senator Robert Bennett) anchor TransUnion's nine-member lobbying team.

Chicago-based TransUnion shuffled its lobbying line-up this year, terminating American Defense International and Roberti Global, while Thompson Coburn has been inactive.

Eris Group ($24K quarterly retainer) and long-time lobbyist Kate Moss ($20K) remain on TransUnion's payroll.

Equifax in September revealed its data breach that occurred earlier this year affects 145M Americans. It turned to Edelman for crisis management work.