Cyberattack Reportedly Leaves Spain’s National Air-Quality Viewer Offline Since February

Summary

A cyberattack has reportedly kept Spain’s national air-quality viewer offline since February, preventing a unified view of ozone readings during heat waves. Measurements continue, but the ministry has given no restoration date.

Key points

• The article reports that a cyberattack took the national air-quality application offline on February 2; it remained unavailable more than four months later.
• The automated measurements continue and are sent to the European Commission, but the national map that combined readings from hundreds of stations is unavailable.
• Residents must consult separate regional or municipal portals, which use different formats and do not provide the same unified view.
• The ministry says it is working to repair the system but has not provided a restoration date.
• The outage limits access to centralized ozone information during heat waves, particularly for people with respiratory or cardiovascular conditions and older adults.