The personal and banking details of hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents may have been exposed in a ransomware attack on the state’s social services online portal, RIBridges. Hackers threatened to release the stolen data unless a ransom was paid. The security breach affected users of state government assistance programs and potentially any individual who has applied for or received these benefits since 2016.

Warning issued over ‘fast flux’ techniques used to obscure malicious signals on compromised networks
Law enforcement agencies have warned that organizations face a common network vulnerability that allows hackers to dodge detection and distribute malicious software indiscriminately. Referred to