Governor McKee briefs public amidst data breach of RIBridges system Boston 25 News [Video]

PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee, alongside administration members, briefs the public amidst a cybersecurity breach within the RIBridges system.

The situation started on December 5, when the State was notified by the vendor Deloitte that there was potential cybersecurity attack of RIBridges. At that point in time, it was unclear of what information was breached. Federal and state law enforcement was informed. Deloitte immediately consulted with the State IT department and conducted an internal investigation of what was breached and how it happened, alongside ramped up security measures.

On December 10, it was confirmed that there was a breach when a screenshot of system files were sent to Deloitte. The following day, Deloitte confirmed that the folders that were hacked contained personal data from RIBridges. On Friday, RIbridges was ordered to shut down to combat the cybersecurity threat.

Those who’s personal data may have been breached involve those who …