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Rhode Island governor warns residents of cyberattack on state benefits system

Category Details
Threat Actors Brain Cipher ransomware group (variant of LockBit 3.0 ransomware, emerged in June)
Campaign Overview Cyberattack on Rhode Island’s RIBridges system used for managing social service programs
Target Regions/Victims Rhode Island residents, particularly users of Medicaid, SNAP, and Health Source RI systems
Methodology Extortion via stolen data; no system decryption; shared legitimate file screenshots
Product Targeted RIBridges benefits management system
Malware Reference Brain Cipher ransomware (variant of LockBit 3.0)
Tools Used Ransomware targeting external systems managed by Deloitte
Vulnerabilities Exploited Likely weak cybersecurity defenses in third-party-managed system (Deloitte)
TTPs – Data exfiltration
– Extortion demands
– Public disclosure threats
– Use of negotiators
Attribution Brain Cipher ransomware group; tied to prior attacks on Indonesian data center and Providence schools
Recommendations – Immediate system shutdown and mitigation
– Provide credit monitoring services
– Transition to paper systems temporarily
– Reevaluate partnerships with third-party vendors (e.g., Deloitte)
Source The Record

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Source: The Record

Published on: December 16, 2024

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