Incidents in country:
3 incidents catalogued
RansomHub ransomware forced Costa Rica's state oil refiner RECOPE to switch its entire fuel-distribution network to manual operations, triggering the first real-world deployment of the U.S. State Department's FALCON cyber-response program.
The Hive ransomware group crippled Costa Rica's national public-health insurer, the CCSS, encrypting more than 800 servers, forcing hospitals back to paper, and cancelling tens of thousands of medical appointments.
Conti encrypted 27 Costa Rican government institutions including the Ministry of Finance, paralyzing tax collection and customs for months. President Chaves declared a national emergency — the first cyber-incident state of emergency in history.