Las Vegas prevented a major cyberattack on the city this week

What just happened? Las Vegas almost became the latest city to suffer a serious cyberattack—and in the middle of CES. Officials say that a major security incident took place at 4:30 AM on Tuesday, which forced staff to take several services offline, including its public website.

ZDNet writes that city IT staff were quick to spot the attack and were able to take steps that protected impacted systems. While officials haven’t revealed the exact nature of the breach, local reports say it likely occurred through an email, which suggests it could have been a phishing scheme or a ransomware attack.

On its official Twitter account, the City of Las Vegas wrote that it didn’t believe any data was lost from its systems and that no personal data was taken. It still doesn’t know who was responsible for the compromise, but “will continue to look for potential indications.”

“Thanks to our software security systems and fast action by our IT staff, we were fortunate to avoid what had the potential to be a devastating situation,” reads the statement, which adds that all data systems are now functioning as normal.

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