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Today at 9:50 AM  South Carolina must officially seek the next contract for taxpayers' credit monitoring services next month to prevent a coverage lapse.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A Democratic senator has asked Gov. Nikki Haley whether South Carolina paid a ransom to the computer hacker who stole millions of taxpayers' personal information last fall.

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.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The state revenue department says there's been no significant drop in electronic tax returns, despite last year's hacking of the South Carolina system.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The president of the South Carolina Bankers Association says his group has created a way to detect fraud on customers' bank accounts following last fall's hacking of taxpayers' filings with the 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.

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.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  South Carolina residents could be forgiven in 2012 for wondering how their institutions would fail them next.

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.

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.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  House lawmakers have set up a panel to investigate ways to increase South Carolina's cybersecurity after the hacking of millions of taxpayers' personal data.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The head of South Carolina's information technology division says lawmakers should consider hiring two people to oversee agencies' cyber security.

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.

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