2012: Hacker steals personal data of 3.6 million South Carolinians via tax returns; state response deemed appropriate by top police officer Mark Keel.
12 years after a hacker stole personal data from over 3.6 million South Carolinians via tax returns, the state's top police officer, Mark Keel, believes he knows who did it but is withholding details during his confirmation hearing for another term. Keel stated that the state's response, following the U.S. Secret Service's identification of the hack and data breach in 2012, was appropriate, as authorities found minimal personal information breached. The breach occurred when a contractor with the state Department of Revenue clicked on a malicious link in an email.
April 10, 2024
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