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Identity protection enrollment underway
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More than 56,000 enroll in first days JEANNE PUTNAM | CONTRIBUTOR
jputnam@communityjournals.com Enrollment is currently underway for an additional year of free credit protection monitoring through Texasbased CSIdentity Corporation (CSID) for state taxpayers affected by the state Department of Revenue (DOR) security breach last year. In October 2012, South Carolina offered taxpayers free protection through a $12 million emergency contract with Experian after it learned that 3.8 million taxpayers’ Social Security numbers were compromised, along with 387,000 credit and debit card numbers. However, Experian opted not to bid to extend its contract in 2013. Approximately 1.5 million South Carolinians signed up for the protection through Experian last year. Coverage will be available for eligible individuals along with minor dependents, adult dependents and those with no credit history. Businesses whose information was compromised are also eligible. Residents who signed up for credit protection through Experian can register with CSID. In addition, those who responded to an offer from Experian to renew protection for $11.88 per year can also sign up for the free CSID coverage. Taxpayers can enroll for protection through Oct. 1, 2014, according to CSID. As of Tuesday morning, roughly 53,000 adults, 3,000 children and 540 businesses had signed up for CSID services since enrollment opened on Oct.
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56,540
number of adults, children and businesses who have signed up for free credit protection monitoring as of Tuesday morning, according to CSID
eligible list,” he said. “Some folks may think they are eligible and they are not. Some of the data may not match, like the address that they are at now and where they filed taxes from is different.” SCID will not only cover the children, businesses and taxpayers affected, but also children who have become adults since the tax information was compromised, said Hjelm. SCID will contact the estimated 1.2 million out-of-state taxpayers who are available to receive this service. Those with questions can call a CSID hotline at 855-880-2743. Taxpayers can enroll at csid.com/scidprotection.
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24, said Bryan Hjelm, CSID vice president of products and marketing. In addition, Hjelm said SCID received a file from the DOR, which lists state businesses and residents whose information was known to be compromised. “We are averaging three- to fiveminute hold times with the talk time of each call being six to seven minutes,” said Hjelm. “A bulk of the enrollments are coming in through the website.” Some residents have reported difficulty with signing up for the service. Taxpayers can contact CSID to determine their eligibility, said Hjelm. “You call the call center or log online and they can match you up against the