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Equifax's stock price went sliding by double digits on Friday as millions of Americans struggled to get answers from the company about whether they were affected and what to do next.

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3 Equifax Executives Sold Stock Days After Hack That Wasn't Disclosed For A Month

5:39pm September 08, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Equifax says that at the time, the executives, who sold nearly $2 million in stock, didn't know of the breach, which exposed personal data of 143 million Americans. Consumers struggle to get answers.

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Politics & Government

Data Breach Fight Creates New Rancor Ahead Of Democratic Debate

8:10pm December 19, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

A Saturday evening debate expected to be unexciting could have new fire after the DNC and Sanders sparred over a data breach where his campaign saw proprietary information from Clinton's campaign.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Sanders Campaign: DNC Blocking Voter Data Is Overkill, Breach Of Contract

7:54pm December 18, 2015

The senator's campaign confirms a member of its staff accessed the proprietary voter files of Clinton's campaign thanks to "incompetence of the vendor." Her campaign is calling it "unacceptable."

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