The Town Hall of Velilla de San Antonio has detected a security incident that may have exposed information from its systems. The investigation is ongoing and municipal services are operating normally.
The Town Hall of Velilla de San Antonio has activated its security protocols after detecting an incident that may have allowed the exposure of information stored in its computer systems. The council has already notified the case to the National Cryptologic Centre and is working with specialized cybersecurity services to determine the actual scope of the incident.
So far, it has not been confirmed that there has been effective access to or extraction of data, according to municipal sources. The investigation remains open and necessary actions are being taken to understand the nature of the potentially affected information.
The incident has not affected the provision of municipal services, which continue to operate normally. As a preventive measure, the Town Hall has strengthened the protection and monitoring of its systems, and keeps surveillance and response mechanisms active.
The Cybersecurity Agency of the Community of Madrid has offered its technical and coordination support to the Town Hall, within the framework of the regional incident response model. The action is being carried out with criteria of maximum caution, transparency, and information protection.
Given the possibility that personal data held by the Town Hall may have been exposed, the council recommends that residents take extra precautions to prevent potential fraud. Among the advised measures is not to open suspicious links received via email or SMS, to be wary of messages requesting confidential information such as account numbers or passwords, and to change the passwords of services used regularly.
The Town Hall will never ask for your password or PIN via SMS, call, or email.
It is also advised to contact the bank immediately in case of any anomalies and to file a report with the National Police or the Guardia Civil if any possible misuse of identity is detected in the coming weeks, mentioning the cyberattack reported by the Town Hall of Velilla de San Antonio.
In case of suspected identity theft or impersonation, affected individuals can contact INCIBE at the phone number 017 or visit their cybersecurity help line. The Town Hall has assured that it will update this statement with new information as soon as it becomes available, and that if the investigation determines a specific impact, it will be communicated through official channels.
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