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Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The new boss at South Carolina’s Department of Revenue says the theft of millions of taxpayer’s data will result in a “change in culture” at the agency, calling security a “nonnegotiable” cost of doing business.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  South Carolina taxpayers have two more months to sign up for a state-paid credit monitoring service.

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.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  South Carolina is up against some states' deadlines for notifying residents when their personal data has been stolen.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Officials explained why Experian was chosen over other companies.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  A batch of emails released to The Associated Press and other media from Gov. Nikki Haley's office details the confusing response to the release of information on millions of taxpayers.

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