Equifax had patch 2 months before hack and didn’t install it, Gareth Jones

Apache, a popular open source framework for creating enterprise-grade Java Web applications, defended its involvement in the Equifax hacking scandal concluding that the Equifax data compromise was due to the companies failure to install the Apache security updates in a timely manner.

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