Equifax Data Breach $(2017)$

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Background: Equifax, a major credit reporting agency, suffered a significant data breach in $2017$ that exposed sensitive personal information of approximately $147$ million people.

Research the data breach incident and answer the following questions:

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Provide a brief summary of the Equifax data breach.

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How would you evaluate Equifax's response to this cyberattack? What did they do well? Where could they have done better?

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What impact did the breach have on Equifax$$s customers and business partners?

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What are the key takeaways $($ at least three$)$ from the Equifax breach that other organizations should learn from?

Provide all the sources you use to find your information.