Nevada State Offices Halts Services After Cyber Incident

Nevada Grappling with Statewide IT Disruption, Forcing Suspension of Services Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • August 25, 2025

Nevada state offices suspended some in-person services Monday after a network security incident disrupted local agency systems, officials confirmed.

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Emergency services and 911 remained fully operational statewide, but the disruption knocked out access to certain state websites, online portals and office phone lines, according to a release from the governor’s office. The governor’s website was offline at publication time and the state’s media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The state said the incident continues to affect the availability of some technology systems, according to the Las Vegas Sun, which obtained a copy of the press release. Phone lines may be slow or temporarily unavailable during recovery efforts, though no ...