Georgia officials confirmed Friday afternoon that a third-party call center used to help Georgians access their food stamp benefits had been subject of a cyberattack.
Conduent’s Electronic Benefits Transfer Interactive Voice Response phone system was hit with “an unusual spike in inbound calls” on Monday and the company blocked the suspicious activity at the state’s request.
Now, the Georgia Department of Human Services says they’re temporarily closing the call center while the cyberattack is investigated…