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> "Furthermore, Equifax employed the username “admin” and thepassword “admin” to protect a portal used to manage credit disputes, a passwordthat “is a surefire way to get hacked.”"

The document does not state any further detail than this, so it is a bit unclear as to what exactly was located on this portal - does not seem like it was their main database anyhow.

Still incredibly incompetent though.



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