A breach of the state’s tax IT system in mid-September exposed the Social Security numbers of 3.6 million taxpayers. The breach also exposed 387,000 credit and debit card numbers, as well as the federal tax identification numbers of some 657,000 businesses in the state. Gov. Nikki Haley is doing something that many elected officials fail to do: Be transparent. A new army of advocates is being built that could be deployed to support tougher IT security standards, perhaps a cyberdefenses funds.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/silver-lining-in-south-carolina-tax-hack-p-1377