The Brief

Federal and state authorities are investigating a cyberattack that shut down Georgia's SNAP call center for over a week.

According to officials, they've received reports of similar incidents in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Virginia.

The Georgia Department of Human Services urges anyone with an EBT card to change their pin as soon as possible to ensure funds are secure.

A cyberattack that shut down Georgia's SNAP call center is believed to have also impacted six other states, including one in our area.

Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture told FOX 5 that similar attacks have happened in six other states, including Delaware.

The backstory:

On July 28, the Georgia Department of Human Services said bots targeted the Interactive Voice Response (

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