Alicante suspends mobility app after global cybersecurity alert

Alicante has temporarily halted its Alicante se mueve mobility app, halting access to live traffic updates, parking details and camera feeds. The suspension comes as a precaution following an international cybersecurity alert. City council sources indicated the service will be reinstated once the system is updated. The alert emerged in late October following the discovery of two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language utilized by numerous websites globally.

The alert prompted precautionary actions across various platforms, including public-sector websites. In Alicante, the alert also delayed the launch of the city’s voucher scheme, originally planned for October 26 but delayed to November 3. Alicante se mueve, launched in November 2025, was the city council’s maiden app. It enabled users to monitor traffic conditions, identify available parking spaces and receive alerts about breakdowns, roadworks, and collisions prior to embarking on their journeys.

The platform utilized 332 cameras installed along major roads, with 65 providing real-time images every five minutes. Users could save preferred routes and view snapshots of the streets they intended to traverse. The city’s traffic control center utilized data from the network to monitor traffic volumes, vehicle speeds, journey durations, and parking occupancy.

The system also tracked public transport punctuality and travel times between stops. The council estimated that improved route planning could save 2.32 million liters of fuel annually, assuming an average fuel consumption of five liters per 100 kilometers.