A breach of South Carolina’s tax system exposed Social Security numbers of some 3.6 million taxpayers. An estimated 387,000 credit and debit card numbers, as well, have been linked to the breach. The state’s absence of a statewide information security program is to blame. The IG says there are no mandatory state policies, standards, monitoring or enforcement for information security in agencies of state government. The IG and IT division are asking state agencies to conduct short term remediation steps to better protect state systems and data.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/lax-security-blamed-for-payment-breach-a-5297