State officials received reports from Deloitte and a third-party forensic firm showing the threat to the database has been mitigated and efforts are underway to restore access.

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Hack of Rhode Island social services platform impacted at least 709K, officials say

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Gov. Dan McKee held a press conference Friday giving an update on the data breach of the RIBridges system. The governor said that approximately 657,000 Rhode Island residents have had their information compromised, and officials have started sending out letters to those impacted. The letters include a code for residents to access five years of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian. McKee …

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Letters sent to Rhode Islanders affected by RIBridges data breach

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On Friday, letters were sent to all residents affected by a major cyber attack that affected Rhode Island State’s online system of health benefits and human services, Governor Dan McKee said. He said the letters are sent to confirm that personal data belonging to the recipient or someone in his care were violated by hackers, and will include instructions on how to access free credit monitoring. The deadline for registering for free credit monito…

El viernes se enviaron cartas a todos los residentes afectados por un importante ciberataque que afectó al sistema en línea del estado de Rhode Island de beneficios de salud y servicios humanos, dijo el gobernador Dan McKee. Dijo que las cartas se envían para confirmar que los datos personales pertenecientes al destinatario o alguien a su cuidado fueron violados por piratas informáticos, e incluirán instrucciones sobre cómo acceder al monitoreo …

Estado de Rhode Island envía cartas a residentes afectados por ciberataque

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Rhode Island State sends letters to residents affected by cyber attack

American sign language interpreter Jennifer Alleman, left, and Rhode Island Chief Digital Officer Brian Tardiff, who oversees IT for the state’s various agencies and departments, are seen at a press conference on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Rhode Island State House. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)Approximately 709,000 notification letters went out in the mail Friday to Rhode Islanders whose data was leaked in the RIBridges data breach.…

Hack of Rhode Island social services platform impacted at least 709K, officials say

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