BYOD Group Attacks UNM Hospital, Apologizes and Offers $2,500
November 3: New reports add that the group did not lock running applications and university response caused service disruptions.
BYOD group apologized after mistakenly attacking UNM hospital and offered up to $2,500 payments to patients.
The BYOD group attacked the University of New Mexico hospital, locking documents and data. They later apologized, claiming they did not realize some machines supported real-time patient care and targeted only the university sector. The group offered decryption services and up to $2,500 per affected patient while blaming UNM for placing hospital systems on the same network as the university. They kept the data and stated they did not lock critical running applications. The hospital's response caused some service disruptions, but critical infrastructure was not disrupted.
- BYOD group attacked University of New Mexico hospital
- Offered up to $2,500 per affected patient
- Claimed targeted university sector only
- Data still held by hackers
- Hospital systems on same network as university
- Did not lock critical running applications
What each outlet adds
beyond the shared facts- DataBreaches.netInitial report on apology and $2,500 compensation offer
- Vendors
- University of New Mexico
- Products
- hospital systems
- Threat actors
- BYOD
- Organizations
- University of New MexicoBYOD
- Countries
- United States
Coverage
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DataBreaches.netFirst report
Hackers Hit UNM Hospital, Offer Compensation
The BYOD group attacked the University of New Mexico hospital, apologized, offered up to $2,500 per affected patient, and claimed they did not disrupt critical infrastructure.
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DataBreaches.net
Hackers Apologize for Attacking UNM Hospital and Offer $2,500 Compensation
BYOD hackers offered $2,500 to affected patients after mistakenly targeting the hospital.
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Hackers Hit UNM Hospital and Offer Patient Compensation
BYOD ransomware group that attacked University of New Mexico hospital apologized and offered up to $2,500 per affected patient while keeping the stolen data.