UNM Health Systems Resumed Operations After Cybersecurity Incident: Ransomware Threat and Hacker Group BYOD Claim

Officials confirmed core systems were not compromised and that a partial decryption key was offered by the hacker group BYOD exclusively for hospital devices. While the university is still investigating the extent of the breach, BYOD announced it would supply free keys for the hospital sector, yet also threatened to maintain control over data and claim significant personal information leaked across campus, prompting concern about potential scam follow‑ups. The incident has spurred a state and federal law‑enforcement investigation and highlighted ongoing challenges in protecting sensitive health and student data from malicious actors claiming to act in a "pentesting" capacity.