6.2 CAPSTONE Incident Report Name of Reporter: Elize A Flores Name of Incident: 2017 Equifax Data Breach Date of Incident: March 2017 Executive Summary: Over 143 million of Equifax and their consumers experienced a confidential data breach from attackers following Chinese back-state hackers associations. The incident was discovered at the beginning of March, 2017, after unauthorized documentations posted and shared(especially on the darkweb/darknet market) of usually the most-valued Equifax’s consumers. Threat actors of attacks refer back to the 2015 hack of the U.S Office of Personnel Management, and the 2018 hack of Marriott’s Starwood hotel brands, leading to the conclusion of amateur hackers abusing Struts vulnerability in their favor. Detailed Summary: One of the biggest agencies from CRA, Equifax, had discovered over 143 million of their consumers were experiencing a data breach in March 2017. Equifax hired a security consulting firm Mandiant to assess their syste...