CORNELIUS, N.C. — The town of Cornelius quickly stabilized a potential cyber threat that occurred on Tuesday evening.
The threat was caused by ransomware located on a town device and was found early. Officials are working to scan and clear all affected devices before the town returns to normal operations.
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Because of the threat, some Cornelius services will be temporarily unavailable or delayed.
It is unclear when all services will be back to normal.
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