On January 13, 2025, the official municipal website zapopan.gob.mx appeared on the leak site of the funksec ransomware group, with attackers claiming to have exfiltrated internal files from the government portal serving the city of Zapopan in Jalisco, Mexico.
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What Public Reporting Shows
Public reporting indicates that funksec listed the municipality’s domain on its dark-web leak page, presenting samples of what it described as stolen internal documents. The zapopan.gob.mx site handles citizen services including online bill payments, permit requests, and access to local records. Available reporting describes the incident as a ransomware attack in which files were allegedly exfiltrated before encryption or public disclosure pressure was applied. The exact number of individuals whose personal information was contained in the files remains unknown, as neither the municipality nor the threat actors have released a full data inventory.
At the time of publication, the municipality had not issued a detailed public statement confirming the breach scope or the specific categories of data involved. Industry research from sources such as DoxxScan™ continuous monitoring has not yet catalogued this incident, which is typical for fresh ransomware leaks that surface on dedicated extortion sites rather than established breach repositories.
Why This Matters for You and Your Family
When a city government portal is breached, the records it holds often include names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued identifiers, payment details, and correspondence tied to everyday municipal services. If your family lives in or does business with Zapopan, information you provided to obtain a permit, pay property taxes, register a vehicle, or request public assistance may now sit in an attacker’s archive.