Rhode Island is urging residents to protect their personal information amid a data breach of RIBridges, a system that handles social services programs.
The state's vendor, Deloitte, reported a high probability that a cybercriminal obtained personally identifiable information from the system.
Rhode Islanders are advised to freeze their credit, contact credit bureaus, set up multiple levels of security, and stay alert.
The breached information may include names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and certain banking information.