Cyberattack on Rhode Island's RIBridges System Exposes Personal Data
The State of Rhode Island's RIBridges system, which supports online applications and eligibility processing for various benefits (Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, etc.), suffered a major cyberattack.
Key points
- Major security threat to the RIBridges system reported on December 13, 2024.
- Vendor Deloitte confirmed high probability of PII exfiltration by a cybercriminal.
- System taken offline to address the threat.
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Organization
- Published
- Dec 13, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Confidence
- High
- Evidence
- 3 sources
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- Source type: supplier or third-party involvement
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- Impact area
- Confidentiality
- Likely asset
- User or customer data
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The State of Rhode Island's RIBridges system, which supports online applications and eligibility processing for various benefits (Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, etc.), suffered a major cyberattack. On December 13, 2024, the state was informed by its vendor, Deloitte, that a cybercriminal likely obtained files containing personally identifiable information from the system. The state has taken the system offline and advises all users of RIBridges to assume their data has been compromised.
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