Hospital cyberattack diverts ambulances and closes clinics
Daily Cyber News: Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals, extortion group claims attack
Patient care was disrupted when a cyberattack hit the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Ambulances were diverted, appointments across more than 30 clinics were canceled, and health sciences classes were called off. Hospitals later reopened, with systems and services returning in phases.
Key context: The disruption temporarily removed normal access to the emergency department at New Mexico’s only Level 1 trauma center.
Additional detail: The broader lesson is that a healthcare cyber incident can quickly become a regional safety and capacity problem.
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