Any type of service that requires a background check is currently on hold until the issue with the cyberattack is resolved. It's been nine days since the attack, and it is still unknown when it will be fixed.
Fingerprinting Express is a company that provides fingerprinting services for employment, licensing, nonprofits, and many other needs. They say this situation is extremely hurtful to essential workers, as no one can be hired at the moment, including at healthcare facilities.
Their manager, Emily, says, "With DPS (Department of Public Safety), we are unable to send records to start that background check process. That means childcare, elderly care, hospice, our essential workforce is at a halt."
She says they're still welcoming applicants to get their fingerprints done, but they just can't send out any records at the moment.
And it's not just the hiring process that is being impacted.
People without a concealed carry license are unable to purchase firearms due to Nevada law requiring background checks.
Greg Tobin, CEO of Reno Bulk Ammo, says, "We are a transfer dealer also, just like most other gun shops, so you can buy a gun online, have it sent to us or other gun shops, and then you come in and pick it up. We have multiple guns sitting over there that we can't release to customers, that we now have to store because we can't run their background checks. So, it is frustrating, and it is costing us money."
We reached out to Governor Lombardo's team for a statement on a possible timeline for when the cyberattack issue will be resolved. They say that while they have no general updates, a press conference is scheduled for later this week.
