Equifax executives sold stock days after the company learned of a massive hack

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September 8, 2017 12:01 AM

Equifax said it discovered on July 29, that "criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability," to access the personal details, of 143 million people.

Three senior executives at Equifax, including the company's chief financial officer, sold almost $2 million worth of the company's shares just days after it learned of a hack that might've exposed the personal details of almost half of the US population.The sales were first reported by Bloomberg News' Anders Melin who said none of the sales appear to be part of pre-scheduled trading plans that allow executives to sell stock at regular intervals. All of the executives still owned thousands of shares of the company after the sales were completed, filings show.On Thursday, Equifax said it discovered on July 29, that "c social security numbers of 143 million people. Credit card numbers for about 209,000 people, and certain documents for another 182,000 were also accessed.