Rhode Island

Rhode Island Urges Residents to Protect Personal Information Amid Data Breach
Rhode Island Urges Residents to Protect Personal Information Amid Data Breach
December 16, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Rhode Island is urging the state’s residents to protect their personal information amid a data breach of RIBridges, a system that handles many of the...

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Rhode Island Benefits Portal Hit by Ransomware Attack
Rhode Island Benefits Portal Hit by Ransomware Attack
December 15, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Rhode Island’s public benefits system has reportedly been targeted in a ransomware attack. Hackers breached the online system and have threatened to disclose users’ personal...

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Google, Amazon Tech Help States Handle Jobless Claim Boom
Google, Amazon Tech Help States Handle Jobless Claim Boom
May 12, 2020  |  Google

Help is on the way for beleaguered states facing a record number of jobless claims. Google and Amazon Web Services are assisting Rhode Island, Kansas,...

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FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error
FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error
April 17, 2020  |  Legal

A Rhode Island company is facing allegations of falsely claiming to be an authorized lender for the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)....

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Bitcoin Daily: Rhode Island’s Blockchain Act Aims For Crypto Rules Too; Rapper Akon Details Crypto Plans
Bitcoin Daily: Rhode Island’s Blockchain Act Aims For Crypto Rules Too; Rapper Akon Details Crypto...
March 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Rapper Akon is launching the cryptocurrency, Akoin, that he says will financially power “Akon City” in West Africa. His whitepaper indicates that Akoins will work...

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Rhode Island Eyes Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
Rhode Island Eyes Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
April 09, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

In the United States, credit card balances and the interest rates charged on those balances are on the rise. In the latest data, more than...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fed Reserve Could Add Bitcoin To Stress Tests; Thai SEC Bans 3 Cryptos
Bitcoin Daily: Fed Reserve Could Add Bitcoin To Stress Tests; Thai SEC Bans 3 Cryptos
March 04, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Federal Reserve has announced amendments to a policy statement on the scenario design framework for stress testing, which could soon include a potential cryptocurrency market...

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