University of New Mexico hospital diverts ambulances after cyberattack
Outpatient care was canceled Monday; classes stay closed Tuesday while a law-enforcement investigation continues.
The University of New Mexico Health System said a Monday cyberattack forced IT containment and a federal law-enforcement notification. Ambulances were diverted for about two hours to Albuquerque and Santa Fe systems, and outpatient surgeries and appointments were suspended for the rest of the day. Operations began returning late Monday, with Tuesday appointments set to resume, while Health Sciences classes and research units remain closed. The ransomware gang BYOD claimed the attack and said it stole student, patient and employee data; the hospital has not confirmed ransomware.
Unconfirmed: The hospital has not confirmed ransomware or the gang’s claim of 36,000 machines and stolen data.
- The threat affected the entire UNM Health Sciences Center, not only the hospital.
- Staff were told to power off desktops and leave hospital Wi-Fi.
- UNM runs the state’s only burn unit, children’s hospital and Level 1 trauma center.
- BYOD claims 36,000 machines on the main campus and hospital were compromised.
- BYOD emerged last month and has named only a handful of victims.
Impact: Care disrupted; gang claims student, patient and employee data stolen
- Threat actors
- BYOD
- Countries
- United States
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2 min read at therecord.mediaFor about two hours on Monday, the organization diverted ambulances to health systems in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. They were forced to suspend outpatient surgeries and appointments for the remainder of the day.
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