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We are following breaking news out of
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Sugarland where city officials are
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dealing with a cyber attack that's
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affecting internal systems and some
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online services. KPRC2 Zach Lowe joining
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us live from our newsroom with the
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latest on this story and other
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developing news of the day. Zack Andy
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moments ago I called City of Sugarland
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and it appears their phones are still
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down. Now the city posted of internet
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and phone outages this morning. City
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leaders confirmed the breach hit parts
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of Sugarland's internal network. Right
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now, police are working with local,
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state, and federal investigators to
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figure out who's behind it and how much
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damage was done. In a statement, the
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city says some online systems are down,
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including the utility payment system.
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Sugarland is pausing utility
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disconnections for non-payment and
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waving late fees until everything is
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restored. Officials say public safety
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operations, including police and fire,
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have not been impacted. The city says
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its main focus now is restoring systems
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safely and secur securely, excuse me.
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The city of Sugarland says updates will
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be posted on its website and social
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media as more information becomes
