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 1998is urged to visit www.protectmyid.com/scdor and use the activation code SCDOR123.
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.
You may also contact Experian toll-free at 1-866-578-5422.
(Information provided by Arnold Advisers, 914 Dougherty Road, Aiken, SC, 29803)
