Equifaxs former CEO Richard Smith testified about the hack that resulted in 145.5 million Americans having their personal information accessed or stolen. Smith claimed he wasnt told about the suspicious activity which was first discovered on July 29 until July 31. Smith blamed it on human error the person responsible for communicating that the hole needed patched did not do so. The IRS awarded $7.25 million in taxpayer money to Equifax for the purpose of verifying taxpayers identities.”]