PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- An international ransomware group that has previously targeted government agencies in Indonesia and France is taking responsibility for the major cyberattack that has rocked Rhode Island's state government, Target 12 has confirmed. Deloitte, the contractor that runs the state's RIBridges system, confirmed Monday that the cybercriminal group Brain Cipher is the organization behind the attack. Officials have warned that …

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Ransomware group Brain Cipher behind RI cyberattack; claims 1 TB of data stolen

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Deloitte, the contractor that runs the RIBridges system, has been hit with two class action lawsuits following the announcement from officials that a cyber security hack has put the personal information of state health and benefits programs at risk. The lawsuit alleges that Deloitte “failed to adequately protect individuals’ sensitive personally identifiable information maintained in the Rhode Island system referred to …

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Deloitte hit with class action lawsuits following RIBridges cyberattack, Brain Cipher responsible

BOWLING GREEN — Wood County officials are tight-lipped about a ransomware attack that is affecting operations for a second week. 
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Ransomware attack investigation continuing in Wood County

Attackers claimed to have stolen at least 1 TB of data from the Deloitte-maintained RIBridges system.  

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Rhode Island hit by data breach

The recent data breach of the RIBridges system, which digitally administers state programs like Medicaid, SNAP benefits and HealthSource RI, has left hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders vulnerable.   The major cyberattack that was identified by state officials on Dec. 5 saw hackers likely gain access to many Rhode Islanders’ names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and banking information. The attack was reportedly carried …

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Deloitte offices in London, England. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)The cyberattack on Rhode Island’s online system for enrolling residents on Medicaid and other human services benefit programs and signing up for commercial health insurance plans is tied to a breach in the United Kingdom earlier this month. The data breach that may have exposed personal information of hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders is the same breach the Brain Ciph…

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