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Key systems in Fulton County, Georgia have been offline since last week when a 'cyber incident' hit government systems. While the county has tried its best to continue operations as normal, phone lines, court systems, property records and more all went down. The county has not yet confirmed details of the cyber incident, such as what group could be behind it or motivations for the attack. As of Tuesday, there did not appear to be a data breach, according to Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts.Fulton…

A cyberattack has impacted Fulton County, Georgia, where former President Donald Trump is currently being prosecuted on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election.On Monday, we learned that Fulton had been struck by an incapacitating cyberattack and CNN now reports that the government is still knee-capped by the attack. The District Attorney’s office prosecuting Trump’s case is currently unable to access critical systems, like the internet, phones, or the court system website. Additionally, a…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN World PMN Politics PMN News Author of the article: The Associated Press Kate Brumback Published May 17, 2023  •  3 minute read Article content The elections board in Georgia’s most populous county, a Democratic stronghold targeted by former President Donald Trump after his narrow 2020 loss in the state, will soon have new leadership. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve the selection of lawyer Patrise Perkins-Hooker to serve…

During a press conference about a recent 220-count indictment against 26 defendants in connection with a string of home invasions and robberies, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis addressed the ongoing criticism facing the use of art in criminal cases.Asked around the 8:15 mark in the video above about the latest indictment (which mentions lyrics from several videos) and the recent moves regarding legislation aimed at limiting the use of creative expression in court, Willis said she would “welcome an opportunity”…

Have autonomous driving cars reached AI sentience? Are the robotaxis planning a robo-takeover? It seemed like they might be when they blocked traffic for hours Tuesday night in San Francisco. Then, when you looked a bit closer, you could see that that the eight self-driving Cruise vehicles had navigated to the same street corner corner by mistake, stopping in a confused herd like dithering cows.The jam was only resolved when Cruise employees arrived hours later to manually move the allegedly autonomous vehicles out of the…