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Hackers Attack: South Carolina Taxpayers Exposed by Massive Security Breach |
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Source: Manolith - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Millions of South Carolina Social Security numbers and credit and debit card numbers have been exposed by an international hacker. It’s likely the hack will prove enormously expensive for the state.
According to reports, the hack occurred roughly six weeks ago. An international hacker bypassed South Carolina’s Department of Revenue cyber security and accessed 3.6 million Social Security numbers. In addition, about 387,000 credit and debit card numbers were also exposed. Most numbers were encrypted, but many were not.
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