The Record
President describes a Costa Rica armed for cyberdefense
Speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., President Rodrigo Chaves said last year's cyberattacks served as a wake-up call after “decades of negligence.”
The Record
Speaking at an event in Washington, D.C., President Rodrigo Chaves said last year's cyberattacks served as a wake-up call after “decades of negligence.”
CyberNews
President Rodrigo Chaves signed the decree on a national cybersecurity emergency on his first day in office.
DataBreaches
Iolanda Chaves reports (machine translated): SESARAM has just issued a statement confirming the occurrence of a “deliberate and malicious cyberattack...
Bleeping Computer
The Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has declared a national emergency following cyber attacks from Conti ransomware group. BleepingComputer also observed Conti published most of the 672 GB dump that appears to contain data belonging to the Costa Rican government agencies.
CyberScoop
The claim comes after Conti doubled its extortion demand to $20 million and called for the overthrow of the government.
DataBreaches
Jonathan Greig reports: The U.S. government is sending $25 million to the government of Costa Rica to help the country recover from a devastating ransomware...
SecurityWeek
Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency after a ransomware attack disrupted several government systems, with responsibility claimed by the Conti ransomware gang
Infosecurity News
The declaration came with IT systems across several ministries rendered unusable
The Record
The National Security Council wants all members of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative to sign on to a statement saying their governments won't pay ransoms to cybercrime groups.
CSO
Costa Rica failed to implement the cyber-preparedness strategy that it laid out five years ago and now serves as an example not only to other Latin American nations but also to the world.
The Record
The newly-inaugurated president of Costa Rica declared a state of emergency due to a devastating ransomware attack launched by the Conti group.
SecurityWeek
The Conti ransomware gang that infiltrated some Costa Rican government computer systems has upped its threat, saying its goal is now to overthrow the government
DarkReading
Conti's ransomware attack cripples Costa Rica's Treasury, sparking the US to offer a $15M bounty on the group.
The Record
The Conti ransomware group appeared to be on ropes earlier this year when its internal chat logs went public –revealing the inner workings of a hacking cartel . Then, the gang surprised everyone by launching a cyber attack against Costa Rica aimed at overthrowing its government. Plus, what happens when a company actually wants to talk about being the target of a ransomware attack - how much will they say?
The Record
The White House is convening representatives from dozens of countries to announce new measures aimed at combatting ransomware threats.
The Record
Several systems operated by the government of Costa Rica were attacked by the Conti ransomware group
ThreatPost
The threat group has leaked data that it claims was stolen in the breach and is promising more government-targeted attacks.
CyberSecurity Dive
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber, told the Billington Cybersecurity Summit that a new ransomware summit is set and updated a consumer labeling push for IoT.
CyberScoop
The suspected Conti ransomware group spinoff employs a variety of attack methods, the notice warns.
Bleeping Computer
While ransomware attacks have slowed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions, the malware threat continues to affect organizations worldwide.
CyberScoop
A Conti affiliate claimed responsibility and has posted more than 672GB of data so far.