Counties in New Mexico, Arkansas begin 2022 with ransomware attacks

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Jonathan Greig

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Jonathan Greig, Staff Writer

Jonathan Greig

Jonathan Greig
Staff Writer

Jonathan Greig is a journalist based in New York City.

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on January 6, 2022

| Topic: Ransomware

Two counties in New Mexico and Arkansas are dealing with ransomware attacks affecting government services, according to officials from both states. 

On Wednesday evening, New Mexico’s Bernalillo County — which covers the state’s most populous cities of Albuquerque, Los Ranchos and Tijeras — officially reported that it was hit with a ransomware attack that began between midnight and 5:30 a.m. on January 5.

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