A city popular among tourists "paralyzed" after the attack of mysterious hackers

On Saturday (January 13), the Calvia Municipality Music sites on Majorca was broken using Ransomware. None of the groups or individuals have yet taken responsibility. Ransomware is a type of harmful software that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data, so hackers have demanded a fee. In this case, the ransom was a significant amount of £ 10 million (UAH 473 million).

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The attack led to the fact that the city was "paralyzed" for some time. The administrative term of submission or requests was suspended by January 31, 2024. "The city council deeply regrets the inconvenience that this situation can cause, and confirms its firm intention to resolve the situation in the most orderly, quick and effective way. In any case, telephone and personal communication is maintained in Normal mode, "the statement reads.

The mayor stated that the municipality would not pay ransom under any circumstances. It is reported that Calvia has filed an official complaint to the Civil Guard Crime. "No need to pay a cent. Hire the same qualified IT programmers as those who have broken the system and they will break it and set up protection against future attempts. Good to pay them for it and show hackers that Mallorca will not go in the rest Criminals, "one of the tourists told reporters.