Major 911 Outages Affect South Dakota, Dakota, Nevada and Texas, Spreading Nationwide: Officials Investigating Cause

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Police forces across several states, from Nebraska to Nevada, reported their 911 phone lines are down – causing chaos for those needing emergency assistance.

Cities as big as Las Vegas, as well as the entire state of South Dakota and locales in Texas and Nebraska announced the outages on Wednesday night.

Officials in South Dakota, Nevada and Las Vegas said 911 services had been restored, but without identifying the cause of the failure.

The Department of Homeland Security has warned, of increased risks of cyber attacks on 911 services as they have migrated to digital systems based on Internet Protocol standards.

Several cyberattacks targeting 911 systems have taken down the services in recent years, one of which, in 2017, paralyzed 911 centers in more than a dozen states.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13321921/911-emergency-lines-multiple-states-including-Nevada-South-Dakota-Nebraska-frantic-police-forces-urge-public-call-alternative-numbers.html





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