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A significant cyberattack has targeted Rhode Island's online social services portal, RIBridges, potentially compromising the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents who have used state programs over the past eight years. The breach, confirmed by the state's vendor Deloitte, has likely exposed sensitive information including Social Security numbers, bank account details, names, addresses, and dates of birth. The cyberattack has led to the shutdown of the RIBridges system, impacting the ability of residents to access and apply for benefits.

Hackers are demanding a ransom payment and are threatening to release the stolen information if their demands are not met, which state officials are describing as an extortion attempt. Affected programs include Medicaid, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), and HealthSource RI, the state's healthcare marketplace. Rhode Island residents are now required to submit paper applications while the system is down. The state government plans to mail instructions for free credit monitoring to affected individuals and has established a call center to provide support.

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References :

• bluewaterhealthyliving.com: Rhode Island hit by data breach as hackers demand ransom
• researchbuzz.masto.host: 'Rhode Island’s state government has suffered a major cyberattack involving the private data of hundreds of thousands of people who have used state programs over the last eight years, Target 12 has confirmed.'
• techcrunch.com: Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack
• www.theverge.com: Rhode Island’s online benefits application system shuts down after cyberattack
• www.techmeme.com: Officials say hackers possibly accessed personal data of hundreds of thousands Rhode Island residents, with a "high probability" that sensitive info was stolen (Aimee Ortiz/New York Times)
• infosec.exchange: If you missed this: Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack Governor McKee Issues Update on Cybersecurity Breach of RIBridges System
• siliconangle.com: Rhode Island’s RIBridges system breached in cyberattack targeting personal data
• techcrunch.com: Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack Governor McKee Issues Update on Cybersecurity Breach of RIBridges System
• governor.ri.gov: Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack Governor McKee Issues Update on Cybersecurity Breach of RIBridges System
• www.engadget.com: Hackers may have stolen hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders’ sensitive info in RIBridges cyberattack
• thecyberexpress.com: Cyberattack Targets Rhode Island’s RIBridges System, Compromising Sensitive Resident Information
• : Deloitte Alerts Rhode Island to Significant Data Breach in RIBridges System
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Rhode Island is warning that its RIBridges system, managed by Deloitte, suffered a data breach exposing residents' personal information after the Brain Cipher ransomware gang hacked its systems.
• Silicon Republic: Personal data likely stolen in Rhode Island RIBridges cyberattack
• www.techradar.com: Thousands of Rhode Island citizens have data stolen after social services hit by cyberattack
• bsky.app: Rhode Island is warning that its RIBridges system, managed by Deloitte, suffered a data breach exposing residents' personal information after the Brain Cipher ransomware gang hacked its systems.
• BleepingComputer: Rhode Island is warning that its RIBridges system, managed by Deloitte, suffered a data breach exposing residents' personal information after the Brain Cipher ransomware gang hacked its systems.
• www.scworld.com: Rhode Island subjected to potentially widespread data breach
• arstechnica.com: Hackers infiltrate Rhode Island benefits portal, forcing state to shut it down Rhode Island said it's being extorted after hack of Deloitte-run benefits system.
• therecord.media: Officials in Rhode Island are scrambling to protect thousands of state residents after Deloitte - the company that created crucial benefits system - confirmed that ransomware hackers stole sensitive information like SSNs and bank account info
• Jon Greig: Officials in Rhode Island are scrambling to protect thousands of state residents after Deloitte - the company that created crucial benefits system - confirmed that ransomware hackers stole sensitive information like SSNs and bank account info
• securityboulevard.com: Rhode Island Benefits and Services Systems Hit by Ransomware

Classification:

• HashTags: #RhodeIsland #Cyberattack #DataBreach
• Company: Multiple
• Target: Rhode Island Residents
• Product: RIBridges
• Feature: Social Services Portal Hack
• Type: DataBreach
• Severity: Major