Cyberattack attempts on Nevada state websites increased 300% after August ransomware attack

Nevada has faced a 300% increase in cyberattack attempts on its websites since a ransomware attack in August knocked several state websites offline and downed several digital services, Gov. Joe Lombardo said in a press briefing Friday.

The uptick in attempts, Lombardo said at a press briefing in Las Vegas, totaled about 150 million hits to the state’s firewalls in the 72 hours following the first press conference discussing the attack, which was first detected on Aug. 24 and initially identified by state officials as a “security incident.”

Despite this, Lombardo said that the state has restored about 90% of its public-facing websites and services following the ransomware attack, with hopes to bring some of the remaining sites and digital services online quickly.

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