Cleveland Municipal Court is back open after a cyber attack forced a multi-week shutdown.
Details have been limited about the incident itself, but court visitors said it’s caused a frustrating delay. Most operations have been suspended since Feb. 23 when the court discovered it was the victim of a cyber attack.
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Source: News 5 Cleveland
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