Equifax used default 'admin' user name and password to secure hacked portal

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Lawsuit claims that Equifax IT security was negligent and that the company made 'false and misleading statements' about its IT security and data protection compliance

Equifax staffers used the default user name and password - ‘admin' - to secure a portal containing sensitive customer information. That's according to a class-action lawsuit launched against the...

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