COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Despite days of coordination on how to tell taxpayers their personal information had been hacked, South Carolina officials have given confusing and sometimes contradictory information about the extent of the problem and how to enroll for help.

Emails released by the governor’s office in response to open-records requests filed by The Associated Press and other media outlets show there was confusion about how many people and businesses were affected, what was exposed and how to operate a hotline for taxpayers.