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Fulton County, Georgia, where former President Donald Trump is being prosecuted for election interference, has been targeted by a wide-ranging cyberattack.
The internet-based phone system has been disabled, as has computers which are storing court documents, the county IT department said in a statement.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts told the press during a Monday briefing that the attack is being investigated by law enforcement, adding that it was unclear when the system would be restored.
The office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is in charge of the Trump probe, has been affected by the outages, The Messenger noted.
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