Equifax’s Servers Reportedly Had Glaring Holes Long Before Data Breach

Equifax reportedly took six months to take down a publicly exposed web application that could have allowed anyone on the internet to search and download sensitive personal consumer data. VICE Motherboard reported Thursday that an unnamed security researcher alerted Equifax about the exposed application in December 2016, but the company didn’t take steps to secure..

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