New Mexico Jail Forced Into Lockdown After Cyberattack Incapacitates Cameras, Doors

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A cyberattack has left an Albuquerque area jail without access to its camera feeds, databases, or automated doors.

for the processing of everything from local property deals to marriage licenses, all of which rely on the county’s network.shortly after the attack. “However, county employees are remote working and will assist the public as much as possible, given the circumstances. Vendors for county systems have been notified and are working to solve the issue and restore the system functions.”lost access to some of its key security features—including its camera feeds and its automated jail doors.

For obvious safety reasons, this forced the county to lock down the entire jail, forcing all of the prisoners into their cells for the foreseeable future.reports that the lockdown also spurred a minor legal kerfuffle, as it put the county in potential violation of the terms of a 1995 lawsuit settlement concerning confinement conditions at the jail.

 

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