Cyberattack hits Rhode Island government

Rhode Island health benefits system the target of major cyberattack
Cybercriminals on Sunday launched a major attack on Rhode Island's online system for health and human benefits, Gov. Dan McKee said.
Hotline opens for Rhode Islanders affected by Human Services cyber breach
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A live assistance hotline has launched less than 48 hours after Rhode Island State Administrators announced a major data breach, involving state benefit recipients. In the first few hours of the call center coming online, Sunday, callers reported 30, 40, even 60-minute wait times to actually reach a representative.
Cyberattack hits Rhode Island government; Residents urged to act now
One of the people the governor has turned to for counsel is former Congressman Jim Langevin, who was one of Capitol Hill’s leading experts on cybersecurity as a lawmaker and is now leading a new cyber institute at Rhode Island College. Langevin ...
Cybersecurity breach hits Rhode Island’s RIBridges System
Governor Dan McKee addressed the media tonight regarding a major cybersecurity breach of Rhode Island’s RIBridges system. The state’s vendor, Deloitte, informed officials on December 13 that a significant security threat had compromised the system,
Rhode Island state government hit by major cyberattack
A massive cyberattack led the state of Friday to take down its online portal used by residents to obtain social services such as SNAP and Medicaid benefits, as well as health insurance through HealthSourceRI.
Rhode Island Hit by Major Cyberattack, Says McKee
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee announced late on Friday that the state’s data system has been hit with a major cyberattack.
Cyberattack in Rhode Island: Sensitive data breach, hackers demand ransom
Personal and banking details, including Social Security numbers, of hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents were likely hacked by internationa.
Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon.
Cybercriminals could release personal data of many in Rhode Island as early as this upcoming week in a major cyberattack.
Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack
An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially hundreds of thousands of people from the state’s social services and health insurance systems, officials said.
Rhode Island’s online benefits system shuts down after cyberattack
RIBridges gives access to benefits like Medicare and SNAP, as well as to Rhode Island’s healthcare marketplace website.
RI Bridges cybersecurity breach: How to keep your accounts safe
Freeze your credit, monitor your credit, change your passwords, and contact your bank...these are all tips cybersecurity ...
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Rhode Island cyberattack underscores security issues with digital public assistance programs
This is a stark reminder of the risks facing public assistance systems. As digitization increases, these systems must adopt ...
Governor says stolen data could be exposed in the coming week. Here's what to do right now
The governor said data stolen in the RIBridges cyberattack could be sold or distributed by next week. Here's advice from a ...
RI will be first state to protect K-12 students with cybersecurity tool
National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr. is in Rhode Island on Monday for a Cybersecurity Education Summit at Cranston High ...
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Rhode Island Schools to Pilot New Federal Cybersecurity Tool
Rhode Island is the first state that will use a federally funded service offered through MS-ISAC to automatically block all public school computers from connecting to malicious domains.