Breaches and incidents
Coopecaja (Costa Rica): ransomware attack, unauthorized access to administrative folders
Coopecaja confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack in which “un tercero no autorizado accedio a carpetas de uso administrativo”.
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- Coopecaja confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack in which “un tercero no autorizado accedio a carpetas de uso administrativo”; its technical review found no evidence of access to member accounts or the transactional platform (CRHoy).
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- CRHoy reports the actor “habria sido INC Ransom”, presented as unconfirmed; the cooperative did not name an attacker.
- The cooperative said it activated response protocols to contain the incident.