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

Hackers behind a cyberattack that targeted Rhode Island's public benefits system were able to get the sensitive data -- including Social Security numbers and some banking information -- of hundreds of thousands of people, and they have threatened to release it as soon as this week if they aren't paid a ransom, Rhode Island governor Dan McKee said in a press conference on Saturday night. The Rhode Island government opened a toll-free hotline on Sunday (833-918-6603) to provide information on the ...