A cyberattack forced Nevada to shut state offices for two days this week, leaving several government websites and phone lines offline, governor Joe Lombardo’s office confirmed Tuesday.The breach, detected Sunday, disrupted digital infrastructure across agencies, including the governor’s own website. While officials withheld technical details, citing the ongoing investigation, they stressed that there was no evidence personal data had been compromised. Emergency services continued uninterrupted.State employees were placed on administrative leave on Monday as systems were assessed. Many returned Tuesday, with more expected to resume work as computers come back online. Agencies will issue separate announcements on when counters reopen for in-person services, Nevada’s office of information technology said.The attack underscores rising concerns over cybersecurity vulnerabilities in public administration. In recent years, similar incidents have crippled local governments across the US—from Oregon’s Tillamook County in 2020, where a cyberattack shut down government systems, to Baltimore in 2018, where a ransomware attack froze automated 911 dispatching for nearly 17 hours.Authorities in Nevada are continuing to investigate the source of the attack and assess long-term impacts.
