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Thursday, April 04, 2013  Some taxpayers have recently received letters in the mail instead of their tax return.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A major check forgery bust involving several businesses in Richalnd Counted has resulted in twelve arrests.

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.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A Democratic senator has introduced legislation that apologizes to the people of South Carolina for the cyber theft of millions of taxpayers' personal data.

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

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  A state agency continues to block public access to notices on its website as it works to improve its computer security.

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.

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.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says a report on a massive security breach at South Carolina's tax collection agency shows the state could have done more to protect personal information for nearly 4 million taxpayers.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is skipping the annual Republican Governors Association conference to remain in South Carolina as officials grapple with a massive security breach at the state's tax collection agency.