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Hackers may have stolen hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders’ sensitive info in RIBridges cyberattack

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A cyberattack targeted Rhode Island ’s public benefits system.

Hackers were able to get Social Security numbers and some banking information of hundreds of thousands of people.

Rhode Island governor Dan McKee said hackers threatened to release the data if they weren't paid a ransom.

The system is now offline while Deloitte works to secure it.

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English

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