Guatemala
GTM
Guatemala Mintrab 'Tu Empleo' portal breached; portal restored after outage
On 27/04/2026, Guatemala’s Ministry of Labor confirmed an attack on the ‘Tu Empleo’ portal software that enabled large‑scale data extraction. The ministry reported the portal was affected and later restored, while investigations and security reinforcements proceeded; industry groups warned of fraud and extortion risks to users.
55
Estimated severity
55 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
27/04/2026
Targeted Company
MINISTERIO DE TRABAJO Y PREVISION 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
Guatemala
Affected countries
Guatemala
Impacted regions
National · Guatemala
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruptionDownstream customer disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information TechnologyCustomer ServiceLegal, Risk & Compliance
Attack Profile
Attack types
Unauthorized accessData exfiltrationData breach
Attributed threat actors
GORDON FREEMAN
Sources
Incident Sources
prensalibre.comhttps://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/mintrab-confirma-ataque-informatico-al-portal-tu-empleo-y-afirma-que-restablecio-el-sistema-breakinginfobae.comhttps://www.infobae.com/guatemala/2026/04/27/el-sector-publico-de-guatemala-enfrenta-ola-de-ataques-ciberneticos-con-impacto-en-usuarios-y-empresasemisorasunidas.comhttps://emisorasunidas.com/nacional/2026/04/27/camara-industria-investigacion-hackeo-vulneracion-datos-ministerio-trabajoprensalibre.comhttps://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/justicia/la-cronologia-de-los-hackeos-en-guatemala-tres-piratas-informaticos-habrian-vulnerado-sitios-de-instituciones-del-estado-en-los-ultimos-37-dias