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Orange County, N.C., recovering from ransomware attack

StateScoop: Information technology officials in Orange County, North Carolina, have been working since Monday morning to undo the effects of a ransomware attack that wormed its way through government systems. And nearly 36 hours after the attack was detected, most public-facing systems have been restored, county Chief Information Officer Jim Northrup told StateScoop.

Northrup county leaders were notified of the attack at about 6 a.m. Monday after it encrypted public and internal government computer systems serving the county of about 145,000 residents, including wireless internet access in government buildings, computers at the public library, the reservation system for recreational facilities and housing vouchers.

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