What Is Affected by the Fulton County Cyberattack
Fulton County Leaders Announced 'Widespread Outages' on Monday. Here's the Latest Update. Fulton County, Ga. — Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts...
Fulton County leaders announced 'widespread outages' on Monday. Here's the latest update.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts announced Monday they were suffering widespread outages stemming from a cybersecurity incident.
In an update, Fulton County officials said several services are operational again-- while others are not. Here's the latest.
Courts
Offices of the Superior and Magistrate Clerk at North Fulton and South Fulton Service Centers have reopened to customers for notary commission and passport services. It's recommended customers visit the Clerk's website to make an appointment.
The Fulton County Probate Court is also now able to issue marriage licenses and firearms permit renewals. However, officials said new marriage licenses and firearms permits are still unavailable at this time.
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Elections
The Georgia Secretary of State's office said Fulton County's issues will not affect the upcoming presidential preference primary on March 12. However, its IT division has locked down the GARViS system as a precaution.
Fulton County elections officers are temporarily closed. Logic and Accuracy testing is continuing at the Fulton County Elections Hub, officials added in a release.
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