Nevada government services are still hindered by system-wide hack.
We reported on Tuesday that the entire state government in Nevada was shut down due to a system cyberhack.
Nevada State Government Shut Down for Second Day in a Row Due to System Hack
Local Nevada news provided an update on Thursday:
Gov. Joe Lombardo and other state leaders held a press conference Thursday afternoon to publicly address Nevada’s ongoing response to a cyberattack that crippled state services this week.
Lombardo announced two resources for Nevadans impacted by the network outage: An expanded 211 phone line that will give information on direct access to state services during recovery, and a central website to act as a “single source of truth for all information related to this incident.”
This website is already live at oem.nv.gov/recovery, and will provide up-to-date information on state agencies’ operations, including security guidance and recovery timelines.
Questions continue to circulate about the nature of the cyberattack. Lombardo maintains that the state is progressing in their recovery efforts to restore access to vital services. Many systems remain offline to ensure safe recovery efforts, Lombardo said, but they are no longer under attack.
“It’s frustrating, I understand, but a lot of that information is confidential — it’s moving quickly — and we don’t have all the answers associated with that,” Lombardo said. “I know it’s important for the public to be aware, but we can’t compromise the investigation as a result of a zest for information.”
Lombardo said they do not know a motive for the attack, and they are working to identify the “bad actors.”
The governor’s office previously said it had found no evidence that Nevadans’ personal information was compromised. On Wednesday afternoon, state officials revealed that data had been “exfiltrated” — or moved outside the state’s system — by bad actors. However, they haven’t yet been able to say what data was taken and whether any personal identifying information was included.
Some good news in all of this is that the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicle) is shut down. This prevents any bogus records being funneled into the state’s election rolls.
The DMV sites shares:
We are currently experiencing issues with our website:Â including MyDMV. Our IT team is working diligently to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
For the latest updates, please visit our official social media channels.
All offices remain closed until further notice due to the statewide network outage. This includes AAA offices, County and City Partnerships (DMV transactions only).