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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 state government may be dead for the year, but legislators expect to incorporate the essentials into the state budget.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers want to extend and enhance credit services for taxpayers compromised by last fall's hacking at the Revenue Department.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  State Senator Vincent Sheheen spoke with reporters Wednesday about his plans for a bill that would reimburse people who suffered losses due to the 2012 security breach at the SC Dept. of Revenue.

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

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Children of those who signed up for credit monitoring have until May 31 to sign up

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Time is running out to take advantage of free credit monitoring being offered by South Carolina after a massive hack of state taxpayer data.

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

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A South Carolina Senate committee has advanced a measure that creates more oversight of public agency computer systems following the massive breach of the state's tax collection agency.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The House budget-writing committee wants Gov. Nikki Haley's office to pay more than $1 million for contracts she signed in response to a massive security breach at the state's tax collection agency.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  An Internet security compnay has said it traced 141 major hacking attempts to a People's Liberation Army building in Shanghai.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The former chief information officer of South Carolina's revenue agency has accepted partial responsibility for the cyber-theft of millions of taxpayers' personal data, even while questioning why his staff didn't catch it.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Online informational sessions are being offered this week to better educate South Carolina taxpayers on minimizing the possibility of identity theft.

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.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A state Senate panel probing ways to increase the state's cyber security is scheduled to take testimony from the company South Carolina hired in the wake of the hacking of millions of taxpayers' personal data.