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Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack
State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services,
The RIBridges system is operated by Deloitte, which first notified the state of a potential cyberattack on December 5 — but McKee’s office said it wasn’t clear then that sensitive information had been breached. In the meantime, the state said Rhode Island residents can still use paper applications to apply for benefits. The New York Times reports that at a press conference Friday, state’s chief digital officer Brian Tardiff said cybercriminals claiming responsibility for the attack have threatened to release the data unless they receive a payment.
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