Equifax Executives Depart Amid Growing Backlash

Equifax disclosed a massive 2017 breach affecting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers after attackers exploited a known Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638); exposed data included Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers and — for ~209,000 people — credit card numbers. The report details the breach timeline, delayed patching, forensic investigation by Mandiant, executive retirements, consumer response issues, and regulatory inquiries.