Ransomware attack on Costa Rica's state-owned energy company
Costa Rica's state-owned energy company was hit by a ransomware attack and asked US experts for assistance. The response to this cyberattack on the refinery operator marked the first deployment of a new US response program.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Costa Rica
Timeline
- Costa Rica's state-owned energy company asked US experts for assistance in responding to a ransomware attack.
- The US ambassador said the response to the attack was the first deployment of a new US response program.
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