Former Equifax CEO blames breach on one IT employee

The Equifax data breach that leaked information on the now-145 million people was caused by a vulnerability in Apache's Struts system.Trouble is, the software provider supplied a patch back in March that should have eliminated that vulnerability.While speaking to the committee (video below), former CEO Richard Smith outlined the company's normal procedure for new patches: Have a technician install it and then scan the system for any remaining vulnerabilities.