By Allison Peck
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The City of North Platte and Lincoln County have restored several phone lines affected by a cybersecurity incident, though work continues to bring remaining systems back online.
In an update posted Monday, Oct. 12, Lincoln County officials said city, county and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office phone lines that had gone down during the incident have been restored. Public transit phone lines are also back in service.
Emergency services, including 911, remain available. Phones at the North Platte Public Safety Building are also working.
Officials said city and county utilities, bill payment systems and financial services were not affected by the incident.
The city and county recently became aware of a cybersecurity incident affecting some of their systems. Teams have been working around the clock to restore services and return operations to normal.
According to the latest update, officials are conducting a thorough technical examination with assistance from outside information technology experts while continuing to restore the remaining systems.
The city and county said they are coordinating recovery efforts and will share additional information with residents as it becomes available.
Officials have not provided further details about the nature of the incident or identified which systems remain affected.
Residents are encouraged to follow official City of North Platte and Lincoln County communications for additional updates.