Cyber-security expert believes it will take months before Fulton Co. recovers from cyberattack

WSBtv ^ | 2/15/24 | staff

[CFW]

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A cyber-security expert says it could take months before Fulton County fully recovers from a ransomware attack.

It’s been nearly three weeks since the county government’s computer system was hacked, disrupting many services.

Channel 2′s Bryan Mims was in Roswell where county officials are also saying some personal information may have been leaked.

They haven’t said whether it was county employees or residents whose information may have been compromised.

Many services are still down. The East Roswell Library is open, but all the computers are out of service.

[CFW]

Since Fulton County, Georgia has been in the news today, I thought some might find this interesting.

[Paladin2]

Karma coming back around?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The library is open but the computers are down! How will the homeless surf porn?

[EEGator]

National Geographic native pics?

[taxcontrol]

As a cyber security professional, I see a lot of government services that are VERY unprepared for a cyber incident.

[BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan]

Good thing the recent elections were the most secure/safe in history!

[linMcHlp]

bttt

[Organic Panic]

Pretty much. Our county library is where the homeless poop and use the sinks to sort of clean themselves. It is so over run with transients locals don’t go.

[No name given]

They’re just reaping what they sowed.

[Skwor]

There are no coincidences, the hyper conspiratorial part of me thinks this will somehow be used to cover up something about the Biden DOJ and the Willis persecution of Trump. They don’t want something exposed!

[Jonty30]

Probably many corporations as well, because of legacy programming. It would cost too much to transpose old data onto new operating systems.

[MPJackal]

Has Trump been charged yet?

[devane617]

imagine all the criminals that can’t be tried now...This is a disaster

[devane617]

Ditto...my very first thought

[CFW]

“There are no coincidences, the hyper conspiratorial part of me thinks this will somehow be used to cover up something about the Biden DOJ and the Willis persecution of Trump. They don’t want something exposed!”

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I’m glad I’m not the only one with their tin-foil hat firmly in place. LOL!

[yelostar]

Just coincidentally in an election year.

There’s a lot that’s still up in the air in the hot mess known as Fulton County.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-machines-georgia-lawsuit-cybersecurity-d8a4653211bf19c21d3b9dc2d59a7a61

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/georgia-dominion-voting-machines-trial-rcna136275

[Enterprise]

So did some quota hire give a contract to her boyfriend with no experience in cyber security to be the supervisor of security?

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Trump not only interfered in the election. He also hacked Fanny’s systems! /s

[Georgia Girl 2]

Payback’s a beotch. 😏

[Lockbox]

months before Fulton County fully recovers from a ransomware attack.

Of course. First they need to find someone who will sleep with the department head and can spell “computer”. Next that “consultant” will need to wait for the department head to gather enough cash to pay for vacation trips together. Then and only then can the consultant start billing for 25 hours of work per day to start to fix the issue….