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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.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  State officials say a three-year effort to evaluate and upgrade computer security systems at state agencies should begin in March.

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 10, 2013  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.

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, 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.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  A Lowcountry lawmaker says an investigation of hacked state tax returns should be done by an independent organization, not politicians.

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.

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.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  In a press conference Tuesday, Governor Nikki Haley announced Jim Etter, the Department of Revenue director, has given his letter of resignation in wake of the Department of Revenue hacking.

Sunday, November 18, 2012  South Carolina officials responding to the massive breach of taxpayers' personal information say they went straight to Experian for help, resulting in a $12 million no-bid contract.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  South Carolina Governor Haley announced Wednesday she handed down an Executive Order requiring extra forms of cyber security be implemented in all of her cabinet agencies.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  The hacker who reportedly accessed millions of South Carolina tax returns apparently breached state databases via two different paths.

Friday, November 02, 2012  One of the world's leading cyber security experts says information from a hacking incident like the one in South Carolina is usually sold quickly on the Internet black market.