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Jefferson County Network Security Incident

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Jefferson County, Missouri, could not process transactions after phone and server problems and canceled two public meetings. Officials said a network security threat led them to take systems offline; the network was still disrupted Oct. 7 while they worked toward restoration. The sheriff's law-enforcement functions were unaffected, and no data breach had been indicated.

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