A Spanish municipality was attacked by ransomware; hackers demanded a ransom of $5,000 in Bitcoin.

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According to ME News, on January 27 (UTC+8), the Sanxenxo municipality in the Galicia region of Spain suffered a ransomware attack. Hackers encrypted thousands of administrative documents and blocked system access, demanding a ransom of $5,000 in Bitcoin. The attack, which occurred on January 26, completely paralyzed the municipal servers, affecting essential services in the city of over 17,000 residents. The municipality has reported the incident to the Spanish Civil Guard, refused to pay the ransom, and stated that it is implementing daily backups to restore the system. (Source: ME)

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