Cyberattack hits Fulton County where Trump faces election charges
The incident affected all departments across the county, including those of the DA who is prosecuting Trump and numerous co-defendants accused of election interference.
ATLANTA — A cyberattack that hit government systems in Fulton County, Georgia, over the weekend affected the offices of the district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump on election interference charges, local officials said Monday.
All desktop phones, intranet and devices using county servers are down for all departments, including District Attorney Fani Willis' office, said a county official with knowledge of the situation.
County employees received an email notification about the outage Monday, the official said.
The Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, on August 29, 2023.Christian Monterrosa / AFP via Getty Images fileFulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts confirmed at a news briefing Monday afternoon that the outage, which he said affected the county’s phones, courts and tax systems, "was a result of a cybersecurity incident" and that law enforcement was investigating.
"We do not yet have a specific time frame for when these systems will be restored," Pitts said.
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