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Tuesday, May 28, 2013  A bill aimed at strengthening cyber security across South Carolina state government is likely dead for the year, but legislators say the effort can be addressed in the state budget.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The South Carolina Senate has tentatively approved a bill meant to increase oversight of public agencies' computer systems following last fall's massive breach at the Department of Revenue.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A House panel has postponed making a decision on whether to approve a bill that would make cyberbullying against children a crime in South Carolina.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A House panel plans to discuss a bill that would make cyberbullying against children a crime in South Carolina.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Tracking down computer hackers in China is what Joe Stewart does every day at the Myrtle Beach-based Dell Secureworks and Stewart is good at it.

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.

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.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Clemson University is slated to hold a meeting that organizers hope will help businesspeople make their technology systems more secure.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  For $50, a jealous husband can download software that allows him to track his wife without her ever knowing she's being followed.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A new extortion technique is being deployed by cyber-criminals using the Citadel malware platform to deliver Reveton ransomware.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  South Carolina's inspector general recommends centralizing the cyber security functions of state agencies to help prevent another loss of personal data.

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  State senators are investigating a massive tax breach at South Carolina's tax collection agency that exposed the unencrypted data of 3.8 million individual filers and 700,000 businesses.

Monday, November 26, 2012  White House economists warn that the uncertainty of a potential hike in taxes next year for middle class taxpayers under the looming fiscal cliff could hurt consumer confidence during the crucial holiday shopping season.