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South Carolina Department of Revenue

Disclosed Oct 26, 201213 years ago3,800,000 affectedUnverified

Hackers steal 3.8 million tax records from South Carolina revenue agency

International hackers stole 3.8 million tax records including Social Security numbers and 387,000 card numbers from the South Carolina Department of Revenue, which the governor attributed to outdated computers and security flaws.

What is known

People affected3,800,000 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedOct 26, 2012
AttackPhishing
Data exposedSocial Security numbers, Financial, Payment cards, Names
SectorGovernment · US
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

Sources

Source
More Details of South Carolina Hacking Episodeweb.archive.org · News

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
ResearchtotalOct 26, 20123,800,000
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · added · seed source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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