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Plymouth County jail computer shutdown after unauthorized server access

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Plymouth County Correctional Facility shut down its computer system after detecting unauthorized server access on August 13, suspending in-person visits because staff could not retrieve visitor-clearance records. Attorney visits and incarcerated people's tablet and phone access continued, while state police, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security investigated. The public record does not establish ransomware, extortion, a threat actor or whether information was acquired.

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