On Monday, July 28, a Department of Human Services-contracted phone system was hit by a cyberattack, which caused the phone service to go down, according to DHS. The phone line is still down, but ...

Georgia’s EBT phone system is offline again after a brief restoration. The outage follows a July 28 cyberattack and spike in call volume. Officials urge users to download the Connect EBT app and lock ...

A cyberattack on July 28 targeted Georgia’s EBT call center system, disrupting services and attempting to access user accounts. The Georgia Department of Human Services and vendor Conduent have ...

MACON, Ga. — Georgia EBT cardholders should lock their cards after a cyberhack, according to a media release from the Georgia Department of Human Services. They said that the EBT call center will be ...

GEORGIA, USA — Thousands of Georgians rely on Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to feed their families, but scammers are increasingly targeting those funds, and once they're gone, they may be ...

ATLANTA — Some Georgia families relying on food assistance are feeling the effects of a cyberattack that disrupted the state’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) call center. 11Alive ...

ATLANTA — DHS confirmed to 11Alive that replacement Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards have been sent to individuals who may have been affected by the late July attack. “Clients potentially ...

Workers load trucks with food at the Atlanta Food Bank in College Park, Georgia, in 2021. Kyle Waide, CEO of Atlanta Community Food Bank, said the organization is facing about 60% higher demand than ...