UNM Health diverts ambulances and cancels clinics after cyberattack
Original title: Cyberattack forces University of New Mexico Health to divert ambulances, cancel appointments
More than 30 clinics canceled visits, and medicine, nursing and pharmacy classes stayed canceled a second day.
A cyberattack on the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center on Monday shut systems at the state's only Level I trauma center. UNM Health diverted ambulances, canceled appointments, and told people to delay non-emergencies. The Register reports clinics were returning to normal the next day, while nonessential Health Sciences staff were asked to stay home and classes remained canceled.
Unconfirmed: Reports do not say whether data was stolen or whether ransomware was involved.
- An internal alert described a network security breach.
- Users were told to unplug desktops and leave hospital Wi-Fi.
- Ambulances were sent to facilities in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
- Nonessential Health Sciences Center staff were asked to stay home.
Impact: Clinical systems shut down and emergency care diverted
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2 min read at databreaches.netDysruptionHub reports: A cyberattack forced the University of New Mexico Health System to divert ambulances and cancel clinic appointments Monday, interrupting care at the state’s only Level I trauma center. The Albuquerque-based academic health system canceled appointments at more than 30 clinics across New Mexico. Patients were told not to come to its facilities for...
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