<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Oh no. Sending good vibes. Thank you for letting us know!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM Alyssa Ericksen via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-1364187862963709700">
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Hi Mary,</div>
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Sulin just texted me that she's hearing that Maryland is experiencing a cyberattack. Nevada is also - began Sunday and is being kept fairly quiet as to the scope. As of today, I've effectively lost everything - our files are inaccessible, and we've been instructed
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<span style="color:black"><b>Alyssa Ericksen | LSTA Coordinator</b><br>
Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records<br>
505 E. Capovilla Ave., Ste. 103 | Las Vegas, NV 89119<br>
702-486-3760 | </span><span style="color:blue"><u><a style="color:blue;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" title="mailto:aericksen@admin.nv.gov" href="mailto:aericksen@admin.nv.gov" target="_blank">aericksen@admin.nv.gov</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM</span><span style="color:black"><br>
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<span style="color:blue"><u><a style="color:blue;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" title="https://outlook.office365.com/bookwithme/user/0f18a3bceafe45a9b5354ad08a61c2e2@admin.nv.gov/meetingtype/1hrq-C5hMESNAB_wgftDIA2?anonymous&ep=mlink" href="https://outlook.office365.com/bookwithme/user/0f18a3bceafe45a9b5354ad08a61c2e2@admin.nv.gov/meetingtype/1hrq-C5hMESNAB_wgftDIA2?anonymous&ep=mlink" target="_blank">Have
a question? Book a meeting!</a></u></span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="color:blue"><u><a style="color:blue;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" title="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/LSTACoordinatorRequiredMeetings@nv.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/" href="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/LSTACoordinatorRequiredMeetings@nv.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/" target="_blank">Book
Required LSTA Consultation </a></u></span><span style="color:black">with Sulin Jones and Alyssa Ericksen</span></p>
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