State of Rhode Island security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving State of Rhode Island, with related coverage.
Beacon Mutual ransomware attack exposes data of 4,500 Rhode Island state employees
↳ Knock-on damage from the Beacon Mutual incident · View original incident4.5KImpact: Information of 4,500 current and former state government employees
A ransomware attack on Beacon Mutual exposed the information of 4,500 current and former employees of the US state of Rhode Island. The specific types of information leaked and the response measures have not been confirmed.
Read on Rhode Island Current ↗Rhode Island welfare system hack affects 657,000 people
↳ Knock-on damage from the Deloitte incident · View original incident657KImpact: Personal data of 657,000 people and public welfare system outage
RIBridges, the public welfare system of the US state of Rhode Island, was hit by a cyberattack that took it offline and leaked residents' personal data. The ransomware group Brain Cipher published the stolen data, and efforts were underway to notify 657,000 victims. The state government moved to bring the system back online and later announced a $7 million settlement with contractor Deloitte.
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