This should be much bigger news.
CrowdStrike discovered that state officials in Rhode Island had been unaware for more than five months that its VPN system, managed by Deloitte, had been hacked. Deloitte didn't know until the hackers asked for a ransom.
Now, it looks like RI will sue Deloitte.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/metro/ribridges-vpn-hack-ri-breach-personal-data-investigation-findings/
Here is the CrowdStrike report.
https://admin.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur536/files/2025-05/RIBridges%20Investigation%20Summary%20FINAL%20-%20External%20Release.pdf
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