Tag: data breach
AG demands records on RIPTA data breach
PROVIDENCE – The state’s top legal officer is ordering the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare to turn over documents showing what they...
ACLU demands answers about transit agency data breach
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is demanding more answers about a data breach at the state's public bus...
R.I. to receive $1M in Equifax data breach settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $1 million as part of a settlement with Equifax Inc., following an investigation into a massive data breach...
Devise a plan before a data breach
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on business-related cybersecurity issues. See part two here.)
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Facebook says security breach affected about 50 million accounts
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc. said it discovered a security breach earlier this week that affected almost 50 million accounts, the latest in a...
Security measures, breach notifications key to minimizing exposure to GDPR liability
By now, you have likely heard something about the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation that went into effect May 25. The GDPR...
Kilmartin urges caution following Equifax data breach
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin addressed the Equifax Inc. data breach Friday, advising Rhode Island consumers to check and watch their...














