State Data Theft Update: Gov. Nikki Haley Says Investigation Nearly Complete

While appearing in the Lowcountry on Thursday, Gov. Nikki Haley said the investigation into the hacking of millions of Department of Revenue records is nearly complete.

The number of residents originally affected by the massive breach was thought to be 3.6 million. But WLTX reported that number has been revised upward to 3.8 million.

The Charleston Post & Courier reported that the hacker used two vulnerabilities to access the data. But experts disagreed about what the state could have done to protect the data.

The state also is expected to pay public relations firm Chernoff Newman $150,000 to prepare press packets and buy newspaper advertisements related to the data theft

See full coverage of the security breach HERE.