Breaches and incidents
Alcaldia de Puerto Salgar (Cundinamarca, Colombia): unauthorized electronic transfers drain municipal bank accounts
The mayor’s office said its finances suffered a “millonario ataque cibernetico” through a series of unauthorized electronic transfers from institutional...
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What happened
- The mayor’s office said its finances suffered a “millonario ataque cibernetico” through a series of unauthorized electronic transfers from institutional bank accounts at Bancolombia and Davivienda; no amount was published (statement reported by AC Noticias).
- Root cause: the municipality says the transfers were made remotely from IP addresses outside the municipal network and none were executed from council premises; how the attackers obtained access was not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- Formal claims were filed with both banks on 24 Sep 2026, the case was reported to the Fiscalia (criminal case 173806000051202600378) and submitted to the Superintendencia Financiera and Contraloria; the council demands full reimbursement.