Nevada's sex offender, restraining order databases hit in cyberattack, hobbling law enforcement

[Jim Burton]

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Key databases used by law enforcement are still down nearly two weeks after Nevada was hit by a ransomware attack, preventing police from seeing information about restraining orders and registered sex offenders and raising concerns that officers are unable to adequately protect survivors of domestic violence. In an email, a spokesperson for the governor’s office confirmed that these services were “being worked on.”

According to a source working for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), who asked for anonymity out of fear of being fired, law enforcement access to databases such as the Dangerous Offender Notification System, sex offender registration, and protection orders are still not up and running.