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Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Nearly 1.5 million people have signed up for a year of credit monitoring offered by South Carolina after the hacking of the Revenue Department's computer system last year.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  After March 31, South Carolina taxpayers will no longer be able to enroll in the free credit monitoring service offered after someone hacked into the South Carolina Department of Revenue computer system, stealing the filings of 6.4 million residents and businesses.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Six months after a hacker stole the personal data of millions of South Carolina taxpayers, legislators are moving past finger-pointing hearings on who to blame and focusing on how to prevent another massive breach.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The deadline to enroll with Experian's ProtectMyID credit monitoring service is March 31.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The former director of information technology for the South Carolina Department of Revenue says the security of taxpayer information didn't get the attention it deserved at the agency.

Friday, December 21, 2012  South Carolina taxpayers affected by the information security data breach at the South Carolina Department of Revenue now have until March 31, 2013, to sign up for a year of free credit monitoring and unlimited fraud resolution provided by Experian.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A representative from the company that monitors credit for South Carolinians affected by a data breach says its services are worth about $150 million.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  In October, Govenor Nikki Haley announced that nearly four million South Carolinans' information was hacked through a security breach at the Department of Revenue. The state is offering free credit checks to those affected through a company called Experian. A Myrtle Beach man feels the free service provided by Experian isn't as good as it could be.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  South Carolina's running tab for handling the hacking of millions of taxpayers' personal data is approaching $20 million. So far, officials are giving no indications of how they'll pay for it.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says her own experience as an identity theft victim explains her push for getting people signed up for credit monitoring following the massive security breach at South Carolina's revenue agency.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Ever since the news that 3.6 million of South Carolina's tax returns were hacked, we've been inundated with questions by email, on Facebook, and on CarolinaLive.com.  Here are the answers to some of the more frequently asked questions.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina used the same standards as banks and other private institutions when it decided not to encrypt Social Security numbers and other information on a database of state tax returns.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is meeting with reporters to provide an update on the investigation into the hacking of 3.6 million South Carolina tax returns.

Saturday, March 27, 2010  A company that guarantees federal student loans says personal data on about 3.3 million people has been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota.