Here is what you need to know about Nevada’s massive cyberattack, from what data could be at risk, and how to protect yourself.
Jessica Hill
Politics Reporter
Email: jehill@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-383-0279
Jessica Hill covers Nevada politics. Before joining the Las Vegas Review-Journal in August 2022, she covered politics and environmental issues for the Las Vegas Sun. Jessica moved to Las Vegas in October 2021 after spending two years on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, writing about crime and small-town governments. Hailing from Akron, Ohio, she graduated in 2019 from Ohio University with degrees in journalism, global studies and Spanish.
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced an expanded 211 phone line providing information on the ransomware attack that closed Nevada state offices and halted some services.
Some services remain available, such as drivers’ tests and Rapid Registration, and late fees caused by DMV delays are being waived.
Investigators found evidence indicating some data was moved outside of Nevada’s networks by “malicious actors” during a “sophisticated, ransomware-based” cyberattack first identified Sunday, officials confirmed.
Nevada’s incident was identified Sunday morning, when the Nevada Highway Patrol and Nevada State Police dispatch phone lines went down.
Steve Grammas, president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, announced he plans to run for Las Vegas City Council.
Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman will step down from her city post and no longer run for Clark County Commission after being appointed regional director in the HHS.
Details about the cause and scope of the damage to the state’s computer network and data remain undisclosed, however.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office provided more clarity on the role Nevada’s National Guard will play in assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Silver State and the Lone Star State may swing different ways politically, but they have at least one thing in common: an “F” rating for partisan gerrymandering.
A state audit of the Nevada Department of Corrections found pay issues, including officers clocked more than 38,000 hours of unknown overtime, cost the state up to $18.5 million a year.
Democratic members of Nevada’s federal delegation sent a letter to the Department of Treasury asking it to address possible shortfalls with the “no tax on tips” policy.
Speaker Steve Yeager and Majority Floor Leader Sandra Jauregui will not seek re-election in 2026.
Bobby Khan, a former celebrity luxury car dealership owner and convicted felon, hopes to win the Republican primary and defeat Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
Gov. Joe Lombardo is preparing to authorize the Nevada National Guard to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a temporary, administrative capacity.