It doesn’t happen often on the national stage, but “rising star” S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is the subject of a not-so-flattering national news story in Sunday’s editions of The Politico.
“(Haley) rode into office in 2011 on a Republican wave as the first female and first Indian-American governor of the state — a rising GOP star [...]
“National Nikki” Gets Negative Ink?
Haley Administration Blows Off #SCHacked Hearing
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s Department of Revenue (SCDOR) blew off a legislative hearing into last year’s massive security breach at the agency – a conspicuous absence which infuriated state lawmakers.
Testifying at this week’s hearing was former SCDOR official Mike Garon – who was fired from the agency last year just prior to news of the [...]
The Wire: 1/9/2013
TIPS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SNIPPETS
Welcome to “The Wire …”
Today marks the second day of the 2013 session of the S.C. General Assembly – a.k.a. “taxpayer-funded adult day care.” Did our lawmakers accomplish anything of substance on their first day back? Of course not – although we did finally receive our copies of their 2013 “legislative agendas” [...]
SC Hacked: The Nightmare Continues
MASSIVE SECURITY BREACH WAS TOTALLY PREVENTABLE
As hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians receive their “your personal info has been stolen” letters from the S.C. Department of Revenue (SCDOR), state lawmakers continue to investigate the colossal lapse in security that led to the massive breach at Gov. Nikki Haley’s cabinet agency.
And as they do, they continue [...]
SC Hacked … Again
NIKKI HALEY’S SCANDAL-PLAGUED WORKFORCE AGENCY VICTIMIZED BY WEBSITE ATTACK
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) – one of Gov. Nikki Haley’s most corrupt, incompetent and inefficient cabinet agencies – was hacked this weekend, its website hijacked by as-yet-unidentified vandals.
“This site was hacked,” a message left by the hackers on the agency’s website read.
First reported [...]
Nikki Haley’s Cyber Security Debacle: The Circle Jerk Continues
SC HACKED SCANDAL: NOBODY KNOWS NOTHIN’
Ah, South Carolina … where it’s always a “great day” for government incompetence.
Nearly four months after as-yet-unidentified hackers first began making off with reams of sensitive personal data belong to Palmetto State taxpayers, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s administration still has no idea how to keep “#SCHacked” from happening again.
“Nearly two [...]
SCDOR Running Deficit
YOU PAY NOW! AND LATER …
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s revenue department (SCDOR) is asking taxpayers to shell out $20 million to cover the agency’s failure to safeguard their personal information. That’s almost a third of the agency’s annual budget.
Earlier this year, SCDOR coughed up 3.8 million Social Security numbers, 3.3 million bank account numbers, tax [...]
SC Hacked: A $3 Million Mailing
“YOU’VE GOT MAIL,” SOUTH CAROLINA
Add another $3 million to the rising cost of “SC Hacked” – the unprecedented state-level security breach that rocked the S.C. Department of Revenue earlier this year. Why $3 million? That’s how much taxpayers are shelling out so that Nikki Haley’s cabinet agency can let them know it coughed up their [...]
Vincent Sheheen Issues Statement On Security Breach
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR VINCENT SHEHEEN ON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DATA BREACH AND THEFT
For weeks, I along with other many others have held back from calling a press conference as we waited for action and information from the Department of Revenue and this Administration.
But at this point, somebody has to speak up for those of us [...]
