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Ransomware Attack Locks Down US Prison

January 12, 2022

Cyber attackers hacked into the computer system that controls servers and internet access at the prison in Bernalillo County, New Mexico last week.

For a short time, the jail’s automatic door system was knocked out, meaning staff at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) had to manually unlock each cell when detainees needed to get out for exercise or recreation.

“The lack of camera coverage… creates a significant security concern for the safety of staff and inmates during out of cell time,” a court filing from January 6 says.

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