UNM Hospital Recovers Electronic Systems Following Cyberattack and Ambulance Diversions
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center restored critical systems after a cyberattack forced temporary ambulance diversions and canceled appointments.
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The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center information technology staff detected a cybersecurity threat around 11:00 a.m. on Monday, Gizmodo reported. Network containment efforts began immediately following the discovery. The affected system operates the only Level I trauma center in New Mexico. [1]
The cyberattack forced the health system to divert ambulance traffic to other facilities in Albuquerque and Santa Fe between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., according to Gizmodo and inkl. Outpatient surgeries and appointments were also suspended for the rest of the day while technical teams secured the network. [1][2]
Critical electronic systems were brought back online by the following afternoon, Gizmodo reported. Official updates confirmed that all facilities returned to full operational status and resumed receiving ambulance traffic. [1]
A hacker group claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, according to Gizmodo. The group stated that it would keep the stolen data but offered to provide the decryption key specifically for the hospital sector. [1]
In short
- Information technology teams identified a cybersecurity threat at UNM Health Sciences Center around 11:00 a.m. on Monday.
- Ambulance traffic was diverted to hospitals in Albuquerque and Santa Fe for two hours during network containment.
- Critical electronic systems were restored by the afternoon following the incident.
- A hacker group claimed responsibility and offered a decryption key for the hospital while retaining stolen data.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Hacker Group Claims UNM Hospital Cyberattack, Then Apologizes and Offers Patients $2,500Gizmodo, 7h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]UNM Hospital Cyberattack Diverted Albuquerque…inkl, 1d ago
Background
- [3]Fallout from the Trinity nuclear test on Wikipedia
- [4]Apologize (song) on Wikipedia
- [5]Traiteur (faith healer) on Wikipedia
- [6]US Offers Ten Million Dollar Reward for Alleged Hafnium Hacker FTMQ Security, 20d ago
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