Why Cyberattacks are Hitting Rhode Island | Rhode Island PBS Weekly

In September, Providence Public Schools announced that they had been hacked. Then, in December, another breach affected Rhode Island’s public benefits portal. Producer Isabella Jibilian explores how cybercrime has evolved, and why attacks are on the rise.
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