Tuesday, October 30 2012 8:14 AM EDT2012-10-30 12:14:23 GMT
People across the state want answers after state officials say hackers gained access to tax records from the Department of Revenue, dating back to 1998. Social security information, for millions, was compromised.More >>
People across the state want answers after state officials say hackers gained access to tax records from the Department of Revenue, dating back to 1998. Social security information, for millions, was compromised.More >>
Monday, October 29 2012 9:41 PM EDT2012-10-30 01:41:50 GMT
An expert says the state did well in getting a program for affected residents, but should've warned people sooner about the breach. He says protect your information by checking credit statements and shredding documents.More >>
An expert says the state did well in getting a program for affected residents, but should've warned people sooner about the breach. He says protect your information by checking credit statements and shredding documents.More >>
Monday, October 29 2012 12:07 PM EDT2012-10-29 16:07:08 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) – South Carolina's governor and state police chief have scheduled a conference to update the state's residents on the information breach at the Department of Revenue. Nikki Haley'sMore >>
Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday the state is continuing to investigate the hacking of the revenue department's tax database.More >>
Saturday, October 27 2012 7:47 AM EDT2012-10-27 11:47:38 GMT
The S.C. Department of Revenue today announced that approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers have been exposed in a cyber attack.More >>
Millions of Social Security numbers belonging to South Carolina residents who filed taxes over the last 14 years may have been compromised by a hacker, state officials announced Friday.More >>
Friday, October 26 2012 5:52 PM EDT2012-10-26 21:52:18 GMT
To protect against identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission urges Americans to follow the "three D's" - deter, detect and defend.More >>
To protect against identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission urges Americans to follow the "three D's" - deter, detect and defend.More >>
By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Experts say that the hacking of 3.6 million South Carolina tax returns is the largest cyber-attack against a state tax agency in the nation.
Paul Stephens of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse in California says there have been larger attacks against both private companies and the federal government that revealed information that could lead to identity fraud.
State officials say the attack was mounted from a computer with an international IP address. They say the attack was found earlier this month but they have not given many details because of the ongoing investigation.
The Revenue Department says Social Security numbers, credit card information and information from businesses may have been compromised in the attack.
Tax returns as far back as 1998 were in the files that were hacked.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
