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How Equifax opened the door to hackers

Equifax disclosed that hackers breached its system through a software vulnerability on a web server. The fix should have been an immediate security update, but the software's maker says hackers exploited what it called Equifax's "failure to install the security updates ... in a timely manner." Anna Werner has more.
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