Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals

# Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cyberattack-disrupts-university-of-new-mexico-hospitals · AIR-2026-1571 · closed 2026-11-12

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation): Confirmed real-world disruption and potential breach at a named hospital network.
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2026-10-27
- AI role: No AI role
- Products: University of New Mexico hospitals systems

## Summary

A cyberattack disrupted operations at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center hospitals, forcing ambulance diversions and appointment cancellations while an extortion group claimed responsibility. The incident may have also resulted in a substantial data breach.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2026-10-29: The University of New Mexico restored hospital systems following the cyberattack (https://therecord.media/new-mexico-cyberattack-hospital)
- 2026-10-27: The attack was confirmed as ransomware, disrupting patient care and surgeries (https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unm-health-ransomware-attack-disrupts-patient-care-surgeries)
- 2026-10-27: Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals, extortion group claims attack (https://helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/27/university-of-new-mexico-hospitals-cyberattack)

## Sources

- 2026-10-27 Help Net Security: Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals, extortion group claims attack https://helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/27/university-of-new-mexico-hospitals-cyberattack
- 2026-10-29 The Record: University of New Mexico restores hospital systems, urges no contact with hackers https://therecord.media/new-mexico-cyberattack-hospital
- 2026-10-27 BleepingComputer: UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unm-health-ransomware-attack-disrupts-patient-care-surgeries

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