#Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack

#Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack

State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services, with a “high probability” that  personally identifiable information was breached. According to an update from Governor Dan McKee’s office, the attack targeted RIBridges, which Rhode Island residents use to apply for…

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#Spooky ‘The Conjuring’ home has sold for .52M

#Spooky ‘The Conjuring’ home has sold for $1.52M

“Spooky ‘The Conjuring’ home has sold for $1.52M” This Rhode Island home is simply spook-tacular — and perhaps that’s why it just sold for more than its asking price. This early 19th-century, three-bedroom spread in the town of Burrillville — despite its charming historical touches — is actually the real-life haunted house that inspired the…

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#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

“#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism” PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college’s next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery is clear: Pay up. Nearly two decades after the Providence, Rhode Island, institution launched its much-lauded reckoning, undergraduate students this spring voted overwhelmingly for the…

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