South Carolina raises number of hacked tax records to 3.8 million
The number of South Carolina taxpayers who had their Social Security numbers hacked from state computers has risen to 3.8 million, about 5 percent higher than previously reported, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
The state Department of Revenue also said tax records from up to 657,000 businesses and companies who have filed a state return since 1998 were exposed in the breach of its computers, which was first disclosed publicly by Governor Nikki Haley on Oct. 26.
The department had put the number of taxpayers who had records compromised at 3.6 million but raised the total as part of an investigation that includes state police. "That's the final tally for now. The investigation is still ongoing," said Samantha Cheek, the department's spokeswoman. She declined to comment on leads or a suspect for the breach.
