Experian to no longer provide Free Monitoring

The firm that has been offering free credit monitoring for nearly 1.5 million people whose sensitive information was compromised in the hacking of a South Carolina Department of Revenue database last year will no longer provide the service for free. Experian said in a statement that it will not be bidding for a state contract to continue offering the service after it expires at the end of next month.  South Carolina will choose a new firm to offer credit monitoring as soon as next week.  Governor Nikki Haley and the Department of Revenue awarded Experian a $12 million, one-year emergency contract after state officials learned hackers stole tax information belonging to 6.4 million consumers and business from the state Department of Revenue. The current contract expires at the end of October.