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 >>
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) -- A class action lawsuit filed Wednesday says Gov. Nikki Haley and other state officials failed to protect millions of South Carolina residents victimized by a recent security breach.
The breach affected nearly four million residents who filed tax returns dating back to 1998.
In a news release, John Hawkins -- a former South Carolina state senator -- said Haley and officials with the state Department of Revenue failed to adequately protect those victims. Hawkins said state officials violated state law that requires "prompt disclosure" of such breaches.
"This hacking amounts to a 'Cyber Hurricane' and it's a Category 5," said Hawkins in the news release. "Tragically for the people of South Carolina, there were cost-effective, non-cumbersome steps that could have been taken by these defendants, but for whatever reason they were not."
The lawsuit names Haley, DOR Director Jim Etter and the revenue department as defendants. The court documents were filed in Richland County.
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>>
