Costa Rica
CRI
HIVE ransomware disrupts Costa Rica’s CCSS healthcare services
On 31/05/2022, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) suffered a HIVE ransomware attack. CCSS shut down critical IT systems (including EDUS) and hospitals shifted to paper records while contingency measures were implemented, disrupting appointments and some services.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
31/05/2022
Targeted Company
CAJA COSTARRICENSE DE SEGURO SOCIAL
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Costa Rica
Affected countries
Costa Rica
Impacted regions
Central America · Costa Rica
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityDownstream customer disruptionOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
HIVE
Sources
Incident Sources
welivesecurity.comhttps://www.welivesecurity.com/la-es/2022/06/01/ransomware-hive-ataca-ccss-costa-ricaswissinfo.chhttps://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/el-seguro-social-de-costa-rica-sufre-ciberataque-que-afecta-a-hospitales/47637614observador.crhttps://observador.cr/que-es-hive-ransomware-y-como-se-dio-el-ciberataque-a-la-ccssdelfino.crhttps://delfino.cr/2022/05/hive-ransomware-group-el-grupo-de-cibercriminales-que-ataco-la-ccss-y-tiene-predileccion-por-instituciones-de-salud