Cyber-attack disrupts care, classes and research at University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center and hospital experienced operational disruption following a cyber-attack, including the suspension of classes and research and the diversion of ambulances. The university said on 28 October that patient care, classes and research had returned to normal, that only some user devices had been affected, and that core systems and servers had not been compromised. It paid no ransom and warned of further scams after BYOD, which claimed responsibility for the attack, demanded $2,500 in exchange for deleting personal information.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- University of New Mexico
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to patient care, classes and research; ambulance diversions; effects on some user devices
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- A cyber-attack forced the Health Sciences Center to close, suspended classes and research, and disrupted hospital operations.
- Patient care, classes and research returned to normal.
- The university said it had paid no ransom and urged caution over contact from the attackers and demands for payment to delete personal information.
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