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

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.

About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than 350 leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --the world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 650 individual Members and 6,200 Committers across six continents successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization

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