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Senate email system crashes amid avalanche of reply-alls to security test

By Emily Jacobs
Published September 9, 2023 1:31am ET
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Senate email system crashes amid avalanche of reply-alls to security test
Senators and thousands of their staffers were forced to work without access to email on Friday after a security test caused the system to crash. The incident occurred on Friday morning when Senate employees were prompted via email to respond to an emergency preparedness drill with their location. Of the thousands who were sent the […]

Senators and thousands of their staffers were forced to work without access to email on Friday after a security test caused the system to crash.

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