COLUMBIA – Some cyber security experts believe much of the tax fraud hitting states, including South Carolina, is the result of the theft of personal information through hacking.

And two experts told The Greenville News that it is possible the massive hacking of South Carolina’s tax agency over two years ago may be playing some role in the spike in potentially fraudulent returns that caused the state last week to switch to paper checks for state tax refunds.

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