http://www.theitem.com/news/hacking-affects-more-than-expected/article_af8699d4-2903-11e2-8990-0019bb2963f4.html By ANDREW SHAIN thestate.com November 7, 2012 The number of taxpayers affected by the massive data hacking at the state Department of Revenue has risen by 200,000 to 3.8 million, S.C. officials told The State on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Carolina was expecting a much larger price tag to help protect consumers in the days just after it revealed to the public that hackers took state tax information dating back to 1998. On Oct. 28, the state Revenue Department projected it could cost the state as much as $63.2 million to provide taxpayers with a year of credit-fraud monitoring, mail notices, hire contractors and cover call-center costs, according to documents obtained by The State. That is more than 50 percent more than the Revenue Department’s $41.7 million in total funding from the state this year. The projection – emailed from S.C. Revenue director James Etter to the governor’s office two days after the breach became public – was based on 90 percent of those affected by the hacking incident enrolling for a year of credit monitoring and insurance, the cost of which is to be paid by the state. [...] ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Thu Nov 08 2012 - 01:08:12 PST
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