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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.

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.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a massive security breach at South Carolina's tax collection agency.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A senator leading a panel on the S.C. Department of Revenue's massive security breach has introduced a bill that would provide taxpayers 10 years of state-paid credit monitoring and create more oversight of state computer systems.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Revenue security breach that compromised 3.8 million people's tax returns continues to surprise many.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Here are some of the most common questions we've been asked, and the best answers we've been given from state officials, since it was announced that 3.9 million South Carolina tax returns and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers had been exposed in a hacker attack at the state Department of Revenue.

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.

Monday, December 31, 2012  As 2012 comes to a close, we've taken a look back at some of the major stories.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  Authorities are investigating what they say was the defacement of a South Carolina agency website, but they stress that the site was not hacked.

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.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Keep an eye on your mailbox. You could soon get a letter letting you know if your personal information has been stolen.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A judge is allowing the state Revenue Department to notify banks and credit unions of the 3.3 million bank account numbers compromised when someone hacked department tax files.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Governor Nikki Haley says taxpayers who claim minors as dependents and who have been affected by the South Carolina Department of Revenue security breach should start receiving notification from Experian by email or letter with instructions about how to sign up for Experian's Family Secure identity monitoring service.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The chairman of a Senate panel investigating the exposure of taxpayers' personal data says he's upset to learn that a $25,000 purchase could have prevented the hacking.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The director of the state Revenue Department says his agency did not have a computer security officer for nearly a year before a hacker stole the personal data of millions of taxpayers.