Deloitte confirmed the breach on Dec. 11, which is believed to have impacted hundreds of thousands of residents.
The company didn’t immediately respond to CNET’s requests for comment.
In ashort videoposted Dec. 16, Rhode Island Gov.
Daniel McKee, outlined a few steps that residents can take to limit the consequences of the data breach.
tune up your password
You should change the password to your RIBridges account as soon as possible.
If you used the same password on other accounts, change those passwords as well.
it’s possible for you to request free copies of your credit reports weekly atannualcreditreport.com.
However, fraud alerts last only 12 months and don’t block access to your reports to creditors.
Never give out your personal information including your SSN and passport number through any unsolicited communication.
Once that free period of coverage ends, you may considersigning up for continued coverageon your own.
