SC can notify banks of hacked SC accounts

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge is allowing the state Revenue Department to notify banks and credit unions of the 3.3 million bank account numbers compromised when someone hacked department tax files.

The banks will be able to determine which customers’ accounts may be at risk.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reports (http://bit.ly/YIWWuj ) the state and banks needed a judge’s permission to release the information. A judge in Richland County approved the release in an order this week.

Gov. Nikki Haley’s spokesman Rob Godfrey says the governor’s office worked with the banks to get the information released.

When the banks know which numbers have been compromised they can determine which accounts are still active and which customers may be at risk of identity theft.

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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com