{
  "id": 16767822,
  "title": "Day 2 of canceled classes at University of New Mexico after Health Sciences Center cyberattack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/day-2-of-canceled-classes-at-university-of-new-mexico-after-health-16767822",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T16:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/27/day-2-of-canceled-classes-at-university-of-new-mexico-after-health-sciences-center-cyberattack/5305690"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Day two of canceled classes has commenced at the University of New Mexico (UNM) due to a cybersecurity attack on the Health Sciences Center (HSC). The incident began on Monday, October 26, 2026, when the HSC experienced the cyberattack and had to shut down systems. This forced the cancellation of appointments, clinics, and ambulances at UNM Health hospitals, with clinicians and nonessential staff being asked to work from home.\n\nThe university activated an Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the response, informing state and federal law enforcement and external partners to aid in the investigation. Leadership issued an announcement at 1430 local time, immediately canceling all clinics and classes, and halting activities outside critical staff responsibilities. Patients were advised not to visit HSC facilities.\n\nBYOD, a ransomware group, claimed responsibility for the attack on Monday afternoon, although no confirmation of their involvement can be made, as cybercriminals' statements are untrustworthy. The group claimed to have compromised 36,000 machines, both Active Directory forests, two Oracle databases, and personal data of every student and employee, along with internal emails and data from other systems. Despite this, there is no concrete evidence supporting BYOD's claims.",
  "summary": "University hospitals once again accepting patients after initial ambulance diversion, but recovery to continue in phases",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}