Government Institutions in Nevada Closed Due to Cyberattack

Red Dog Security

03 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

The U.S. state of Nevada has suffered a large-scale cyberattack, forcing the temporary closure of government institutions and disrupting multiple state services. The incident, which began last weekend, has left authorities working for days to restore operations.

Scope of the Disruption

The attack affected government websites, telephone systems, and online platforms, leading to the closure of all state government offices at the start of the week. Emergency services, however, were not impacted.

The incident first came to light on Monday, when officials described it as a “network incident” affecting state technology systems. By Tuesday, Governor Joe Lombardo confirmed that the outages were the result of a cyberattack and announced that a criminal investigation had been launched.

Ongoing Recovery Efforts

Authorities say they are working with both local and federal partners to restore services “quickly and safely” and emphasize that recovery efforts are continuing around the clock. No timeline has yet been given for when all systems will be fully operational.

As a result of the disruption:

All state institutions were closed Monday and Tuesday.
Employees were sent home Monday but returned to offices Tuesday.
Public services are expected to resume by the end of this week.

“The state continues to recover, but the cyber incident is still affecting the availability of some state technology systems on the state network,” officials said in a statement.

Impact on Citizens

At this time, investigators have found no evidence that personal data was compromised. Nevertheless, citizens are being urged to exercise caution with unsolicited calls, emails, or text messages.

Attribution Unknown

Nevada authorities have not released technical details about the attack. While incidents of this scale are often linked to ransomware groups, no threat actor has yet claimed responsibility.

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