Nevada state services shut down as authorities investigate 'network security incident'

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 26 August 2025 05:25 BST


The Nevada state government was forced to cancel all in-person services and shut down its public website after suffering an unspecified "network security incident".

The office of Governor Joe Lombardo said on Monday afternoon that it was working to restore its computer systems and investigate the reason why it had been compromised.

It said that all state offices would be closed to in-person visits throughout Monday, but that emergency call-taking and "essential services" such as 911 remained available.

Affected services included the Nevada DMV, the Public Utilities Commission, the dispatch phone lines of the State Police and Highway Patrol, and various other phone lines and online systems. The Nevada government's website was still offline as of 9 p.m. local time.

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