Right before Christmas, RI is forced to close its SNAP food and Medicaid systems due to what sounds like a ransomware attack.
“At an unprecedented Friday night press conference held by Governor Dan McKee, he claimed that the State of Rhode Island was first notified on December 5 of a potential major massive cyberattack.
McKee disclosed late on Friday that the state’s system to support everything from SNAP benefits to Medicaid to HealthsourceRI are all now closed.”