Nevada Suspends State Services After Security Incident
Nevada state offices halted in-person services and faced online disruptions due to a network security breach; FBI assisting in investigation with no personal data compromised.
- On Monday, Nevada state offices temporarily suspended in-person services after an early-morning network security incident forced early closures across state operations.
- State technical teams detected the network security incident early Monday and are coordinating recovery with agency, local and federal partners, with the FBI assisting the investigation.
- As of noon, state websites, including the governor's, were still offline and state websites and phone lines may be intermittently unavailable during recovery.
- Officials urged residents to verify official state websites, avoid unsolicited payment or personal data requests, and confirmed 911 emergency call-taking services remain fully operational statewide.
- Technical teams said they are validating systems before restoring normal operations, using temporary routing and operational workarounds, while the DMV and agency partners will announce service counter reopenings and alternatives.
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