RI Data Breach: How to Protect Your Online Accounts

RI data breach: How to protect your online accounts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A new analysis from Crowdstrike released on Thursday revealed how hacking group Brain Cipher was able to gain access to Rhode Island’s online social services portal last year, exposing the personal information of more than 650,000 residents. All it took was one Deloitte employee's login information. Cybersecurity expert Patrick Laverty said similar tactics have been used in data breaches around the country. REPORT:…

RIBridges firewall worked. But forensic report says hundreds of alarms went unnoticed. • Rhode Island Current

Department of Administration Director Jonathan Womer, Gov. Dan McKee, and Chief Digital Officer Brian Tardiff, are seen at a May 15, 2025, press conference unveiling findings from a forensic investigation into the 2024 RIBridges data breach. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)A cybercriminal group breached the state’s public benefits portal last July, lingered inside the network’s backend for five months, and triggered hundreds of f…

Rhode Island Confirms Over 644,000 Impacted in RIBridges Data Breach and Cyberattack - Newport Buzz

Newport Buzz Rhode Island Confirms Over 644,000 Impacted in RIBridges Data Breach and Cyberattack A cybersecurity review of the RIBridges data breach has confirmed that more than 644,000 individuals were affected, state officials said Wednesday during a press conference. Gov. Dan McKee and Chief Digital Officer Brian Tardiff shared findings from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which was hired to investigate the breach of the Deloitte-managed…

RIBridges firewall worked. But forensic report says hundreds of alarms went unnoticed by Deloitte

Alexander Castro reports: A cybercriminal group breached the state’s public benefits portal last July, lingered inside the network’s backend for five months, and triggered hundreds of firewall alerts when it transferred …