Equifax confirms unpatched Apache Struts flaw was exploited in massive data breach

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Apache Struts patch released two months before hackers struck

An unpatched flaw in the Apache Struts Web Framework was to blame for last week's Equifax breach that exposed the social security numbers and other personal details of 143 million Americans, the co...

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