Beacon Mutual hit by ransomware attack

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 1,434

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A state vendor and major provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Rhode Island confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack in January.

The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company posted about the Jan. 14 incident to its website around noon Thursday, following inquiries from Rhode Island Current earlier in the day. The requests for comment were prompted by Beacon’s appearance on public websites that list and track recent reports of ransomware — a genre …

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