The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) disclosed a data breach that compromised the names, social security numbers, addresses, birthdates, Medicare information, health insurance member identification numbers and claims information of a disputed number of individuals.
The transit authority first detected the breach on August 5, 2021, and determined that personal identifiable information (PII) was accessed and exfiltrated between August 3 and 5. RIPTA disclosed the breach on their site on December 21, offering identity monitoring services to victims.