Wednesday, October 31 2012 4:07 PM EDT2012-10-31 20:07:16 GMT
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.More >>
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.More >>
Wednesday, October 31 2012 11:24 AM EDT2012-10-31 15:24:13 GMT
Gov. Nikki Haley and other state officials are scheduled to give an update on a hacking incident it's believed may have compromised millions of South Carolina tax returns.More >>
Gov. Nikki Haley released more details in the South Carolina Department of Revenue security breach that exposed millions of taxpayers' personal information.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 >>
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. (AP/WCIV) - The South Carolina agency that maintains the taxpayer records accessed by an international hacker wants help paying for expenses related to the breach.
The Greenville News reports Tuesday the Department of Revenue is asking the state Budget and Control Board for a $20 million loan.
The request is part of an agenda for a meeting that panel is holding Wednesday. Documents don't show a breakdown for the request, but a spokesman for Gov. Nikki Haley says the loan would include money toward the state's $12 million contract with Experian for credit monitoring.
"Our goal is that we keep going. You know that priorities in a budges are how you choose to spend. So, what we're going to do, you know, is try and now make sure that we have cyber planning in place. Now make sure that we have things in place. This is no different than a hurricane, you do what you have to do when you have to do it. It doesn't mean you have to increase taxes to do it," Haley said.
In October, Haley announced that the tax returns of 3.8 million residents and 700,000 businesses had been stolen from Revenue Department computer servers in the largest hacking of a state agency in the nation's history.
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>>
