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 >>
By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The S.C. Department of Revenue's deputy director acknowledges his agency was notified in August of a computer security breach, but the response clearly wasn't adequate since a hacker stole millions of taxpayers' personal data a month later.
Harry Cooper told a House panel Thursday that officials received email and phone notifications that 22 computers had been infected. He says employees used software to wipe those machines clean, as per procedure. But that obviously wasn't enough.
The hacker was able to access information for weeks before taking unencrypted Social Security and bank account numbers from computer servers.
Jim Earley of the state division that sent the notification says its recommendations included resetting passwords, which revenue didn't do. Earley told legislators he's unsure if that would've prevented the data theft.
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