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Newton County Schools cyber incident disrupts district systems

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Newton County Schools took affected systems offline after detecting unauthorized network activity; email and other network services remained unavailable July 31 even after phone service was restored. The district alerted parents that phones were offline again August 3, showing recurring communications disruption while the scope, data impact, attack details and full-recovery timeline remained unresolved.

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