Equifax Data Breach
Between May and July 2017, Equifax Inc., one of the three largest credit reporting agencies in the world, suffered one of the most consequential cybersecurity breaches in history.
Exposed Data Types
6- Social security numbers
- Customer names
- Dates of birth
- Residential addresses
- Driver's license numbers
- Payment card information
About This Breach
Attackers exploited an unpatched remote code execution vulnerability in the Apache Struts framework (CVE-2017-5638) on the company's dispute portal, gaining access to highly sensitive personally identifiable information. The breach compromised approximately 147 million consumers, exposing Social Security numbers, dates of birth, full names, home addresses, driver's license numbers, and payment cards, leading to a historic $700 million settlement with US regulatory agencies.
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