“Governor Dan McKee said during a press briefing that attackers may have gotten personal info like names, addresses, and social security numbers of those who’ve used the system between 2019 to now.”
RIBridges handles Medicaid, SNAP and the state health marketplace, and it is offline with five years of applicants’ Social Security numbers possibly taken. The state CIO insists it is “not ransomware” but extortion, a distinction that helps nobody. The people who rely on food stamps get mail-in paper forms. Everyone else gets a call center and free credit monitoring, the standard apology for losing your Social Security number.