Hackers behind a cyberattack that targeted Rhode Island’s public benefits system were able to get the sensitive data — including Social Security numbers and some banking information — of hundreds of thousands of people,

Cybercriminals could release personal data of many in Rhode Island as early as this upcoming week in a major cyberattack.

An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially hundreds of thousands of people from the state’s social services and health insurance systems, officials said.

Rhode Island took its RIBridges system for applying for public assistance programs like Medicaid offline Friday following a cyberattack that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of people,

PROVIDENCE – The state of Rhode Island has been hit with a major cyberattack, putting at risk the private data of possibly hundreds of thousands of people, including social security numbers and addresses, officials said.

Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents' personal and bank information, including Social Security numbers, were very likely hacked by an international cybercriminal group asking for a ransom,

A member of a group of hackers uses his computer at the group's office in Dongguan, China, Aug. 4, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents' personal and bank information were likely hacked by an international cybercriminal group,

State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services,

Rhode Island officials are urging residents to take immediate steps to protect themselves following a major cyberattack on state government, warning that their personal data could soon be exposed. At a hastily called news conference on Saturday evening — the second in as many days — Gov.