Overview
- State officials said the Brady Firearms Unit became operational at 8 a.m. Sunday following a targeted ransomware attack that began Aug. 24.
- The Governor’s Technology Office and Nevada Department of Public Safety announced electronic submissions through the FFL portal are available and phone support has been restored.
- Non‑portal users may face higher call volumes, and some transactions could remain in pending review longer than usual as systems stabilize.
- Brady unit staff are working extended hours and intend to meet the statutory three‑business‑day determination timeline.
- The outage had stalled most firearm transfers in the point‑of‑contact state, and officials report some data were accessed but not DMV, state financial, or public assistance records, with a federal investigation ongoing and security controls strengthened.