UNM Health cancels surgeries after cyber incident; BYOD claims attack
Original title: Cyber Incident Forces UNM Health to Cancel Surgeries, Divert Ambulances
Hospitals reopened later on October 26, while health-sciences classes stayed canceled through October 27.
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyber incident on October 26 that canceled appointments and surgeries and told patients to use 911 for emergencies. Hospitals began restoring systems that afternoon and clinics resumed on October 27. Health-sciences classes were canceled through October 27. VenariX reported that the BYOD ransomware group listed the university and claimed 36,000 compromised machines and stolen personal, research, and email data.
Unconfirmed: UNM has not confirmed the cause or perpetrator; BYOD's leak-site claims are unverified.
- UNM disclosed the incident at 2:30 p.m. MDT on October 26.
- A 10:27 p.m. update said all UNM Health hospitals had reopened.
- BYOD claims student and employee PII, research data, records, and internal email.
- UNM HSC handles more than one million patient visits a year.
Impact: Care disruption and claimed theft of personal, research, and email data
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The University of New Mexico is working to restore systems following the incident, which has been claimed by the BYOD ransomware group
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