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Beset by Lawsuits, Scams, Investigations, Equifax names Source of Breach

ID: 4563ebeb-b4b9-5afe-b9b2-cfa913905538

STIX ID: report--4563ebeb-b4b9-5afe-b9b2-cfa913905538

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
90/100

Date Published: 2017-09-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The report describes the massive Equifax breach where attackers leveraged a six-month-old Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638) to compromise a web application and exfiltrate personal data for about 143 million people, including names, emails and US Social Security numbers; the company’s delayed patching and poor incident handling prompted regulatory investigations and litigation.

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