Fulton County faces ransomware attack by ‘financially motivated actors,’ but county elections still on track

Fulton County faces ransomware attack by ‘financially motivated actors,’ but county elections still on track

By Sean Lyngaas and Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes parts of Atlanta, said Wednesday that “financially motivated” hackers appeared to be behind a ransomware attack that has disrupted key county services for weeks. “Early today, we became aware that cybercriminals claiming responsibility for this incident listed Fulton County as a victim on their dark website and posted screen shots of information cla…

Ransomware attack believed to be behind Fulton County cybersecurity incident, officials say

On Wednesday afternoon, Fulton County leaders gave their first public update since Feb. 5 to the county’s cyber attack.