Security News > 2024 > January > Majorca city Calvià extorted for $11M in ransomware attack
The Calvià City Council in Majorca announced it was targeted by a ransomware attack on Saturday, which impacted municipal services.
Calvià is a historic town on the Spanish island of Majorca with a population of 50,000 and is one of Majorca's major tourism hotspots, estimated to receive 1.6 million visits annually.
"The Calvià City Council is working to restore normality as soon as possible, after having been the target, in the early hours of last Saturday, of a ransomware cyberattack, through which they intend to extort the council," says the announcement from Calvià.
By the time of writing this, none of the major ransomware groups had assumed responsibility for the attack at Calvià, so the perpetrators remain unknown.
Such attacks can put vital municipal services out of order, leading to major disruptions in daily operations and public services.
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