Category | Details |
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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 |
Read full article: https://therecord.media/rhode-island-governor-cyberattack-benefits
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