“You should never pay,” said Patrick Laverty, a local cybersecurity expert. Ransoms help finance cybercriminal’s next attacks ...

Those include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), HealthSource RI health insurance, Rhode Island Works, Long-Term Services and Supports ...

The breach comes during the open enrollment period for HealthSource RI. While the system is down, anyone wishing to apply for benefits will need to submit a paper application. Households that may ...

The state's IT system for health and benefits programs, RIBridges, has been offline for about three weeks, leading many to wonder if their payments will go out on time this month.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The tranches of RIBridges data released onto the dark web this week included several databases of people’s personal information tied to Social Security Administration ...

Here is a basic New Year’s resolution for state political leaders: ”Spend taxpayer money as if it were your own.” Instead, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Brain Cipher is the international cybercriminal group that has claimed responsibility for hacking Rhode Island’s IT system for health and benefits programs ...

Want authentic Southern biscuits, but can't find them in New England? A top-rated new restaurant in Providence may have the solution. USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards just released its ...

Starting Jan. 19, Rhode Island fishermen will be allowed to catch blue crabs at night. The obscure ban was overturned by the General Assembly last year, allowing the Department of Environmental ...