While local and federal authorities investigate the mysterious ransomware attack –– which shut down City Hall last week, leaving residents to pay their utility bills in person and in cash only –– North Miami mayor Alix Desulme told Axios that the city informed him that nude photographs of him were exposed in the attack.
Desulme, who was appointed mayor in 2022 and is up for re-election in November, denied having any explicit photos of himself, however.
"That's something that I have never done, take nude pictures of me," he told Axios.
"We want to emphasize that the investigation to determine the scope of impacted data remains ongoing," the statement reads. "However, we are treating all aspects of this situation with the utmost urgency and sensitivity."
Neither Desulme nor a city spokesperson has responded to New Times' request for comment.
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