United States
USA
Bernalillo County ransomware closes government offices and disrupts detention operations
Bernalillo County discovered a suspected ransomware intrusion on the morning of 5 January 2022 and disconnected affected systems. Most public-facing county buildings closed on 6 and 7 January, affecting in-person government service delivery. The Metropolitan Detention Center separately lost access to essential cameras and inmate-management systems, necessitating operational restrictions. The county stated that 911 and emergency response remained functional.
86
Estimated severity
86 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-01-05
Targeted Company
BERNALILLO COUNTY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
New Mexico · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionSafety impactService degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Customer ServiceFacilities & Physical OperationsInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
content.govdelivery.comhttps://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NMBERNCO/bulletins/304501emalwarebytes.comhttps://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2022/01/ransomware-cyberattack-forces-new-mexico-jail-to-lock-downkunm.orghttps://www.kunm.org/2022-01-14/cyberattack-on-bernalillo-county-impacts-jail-security-system-and-inmates-constitutional-rights