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A cyberattack in Fulton County, Georgia, crippled several crucial systems over a recent weekend. The incident was disclosed on Monday, January 29.

Signs greeted Atlanta residents at county buildings telling them that issues were ongoing, but that still left many upset.
"I'm really frustrated," said Mark Blackmon.
Blackmon is one of the many residents who were turned away from the county’s government offices Monday after the cyberattack.

"I tried to get a tag today, they told me the computer's down, come back whenever," he said.

For most of the day Monday, Fulton County officials would only say they were dealing with an IT outage, but late in the afternoon, Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts said it was not just technology trouble, but an attack. 

"A number of our primary technology platforms are affected by this incident," he said. "Three notable examples include our #phone system, our #court system, and our #tax system."
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