Information Regarding Cyber Attack at SC Department of Revenue

The S.C. Department of Revenue announced on October 26, 2012 that approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers have been exposed in a cyber attack .

Anyone who has filed a South Carolina tax return since 1998 is urged to take the following steps:

Step 1. Call 1-866-578-5422 where you will enroll in a consumer protection service. The hours of operation are Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Eastern, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern.

Step 2. Then you will determine if you wish to have an online or US Mail alert mechanism.

Step 3. Next visit www.protectmyid.com/scdor.  For the US Mail service, you will receive notifications via the US mail.

Experian’s ProtectMyID™ Alert is designed to detect, protect and resolve potential identity theft, and includes daily monitoring of all three credit bureaus. The alerts and daily monitoring services are provided for one year, and consumers will continue to have access to fraud resolution agents and services beyond the first year.

For complete information read the October 26, 2012 Press Release.