Tag: ransomware
2 lawsuits filed against Citizens Bank over reported data breach
PROVIDENCE – Two federal lawsuits have been filed against Citizens Financial Group Inc. subsidiary Citizens Bank following the company’s disclosure of a cybersecurity incident involving...
Cyber Sessions: Brace for seismic shifts in 2026
(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Data breach exposes patient information of closed E.P. sports medicine practice
EAST PROVIDENCE – Personal patient data of a closed sports medicine practice was exposed during a ransomware attack in October.
In a statement on its website on Nov. 28, Sports Medicine &...
‘Cyber range’ now putting trainees under the gun
A highly anticipated, crucial feature at Rhode Island College’s Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies is now up and running.
The so-called “cyber range,” a...
McKee: Letters to victims of massive RIBridges data breach being mailed
PROVIDENCE – Almost two weeks after hackers released stolen information from the RIBridges public benefits system on the dark web, state officials have begun...
Personal data stolen from RIBridges released on dark web
PROVIDENCE – Some information taken by hackers from the RIBridges public benefits system has been released on the dark web, according to an announcement...
McKee: 650K affected by cyberattack; stolen data has not surfaced
PROVIDENCE – The cyberattack on the state’s RIBridges public benefits computer system earlier this month has resulted in the theft of the personal data...
How to Safeguard Your Network Against AI-Based Cyber Attacks and Threats
Although artificial intelligence has multiple benefits in the workplace, IT leaders should still be aware of its drawbacks. The internal and external risks threaten...
Ready for the hackers? Many companies are woefully unprepared
By the time the average data breach is detected by an organization, hackers have already been in the system for 256 days on average...
Cyber Sessions: Ignore holiday risks … I triple dog dare you!
(Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
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