LAS VEGAS – Due to a cyberattack, Nevada state offices were shut down for two days this week, making certain state websites and phone services inaccessible, as stated by the governor’s office on Tuesday.
Governor Joe Lombardo’s technology office, whose website was affected, mentioned that agencies will inform the public when in-person services will resume at their counters.
The cyberattack was detected by the state on Sunday, and investigations are underway. To safeguard internal systems during this period, officials haven’t disclosed technical specifics, according to the memo.
There is no evidence that personal information was compromised, it added. Emergency services remained available.
State employees were placed on administrative leave on Monday. As of Tuesday, many had returned to the office, with more staff expected to resume work as their computer systems become operational again.
Previous cyberattacks have crippled public services elsewhere in the U.S.
In 2020, for example, an attack on Oregon’s Tillamook County took down its computer systems and website.
And in 2018 a ransomware attack shut down automated 911 dispatching in Baltimore for roughly 17 hours.
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