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Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/14/equifax-identity-theft-hackers-apache-struts/665100001/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/massive-equifax-breach-caused-by-failure-to-patch-two-month-old-bug/
https://www.wired.com/story/equifax-breach-no-excuse/
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/media-alert-the-apache-software
https://qz.com/1073221/the-hackers-who-broke-into-equifax-exploited-a-nine-year-old-security-flaw/
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/how-did-equifax-hack-even-happen-n801331
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/03/14/how-a-serious-apache-vulnerability-struts-its-stuff/
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/uoo-ac091417.php
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1862/20171348
