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January 30, 2006

Compromised state Web site accounts ID'd

The company that runs Rhode Island's state Web site announced today that, when hackers stole credit numbers from the Web site last month, it affected people who did business at the state's Web site between Dec. 31, 2004, and March 8, 2005.

The company said it will notify people whose accounts had been compromised.

It also established an e-mail address for people who have questions about the Dec. 28, 2005, security breach: rihelp@neinetwork.com

The announcement was posted on the state's homepage: http://www.ri.gov.

It was among the steps called for by lawyers for the state after learning last week that the company's security had been breached by hackers.

-- Journal staff writer Paul Edward Parker

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