Costa Rica
CRI
Costa Rica DGME suspended website Nov 19, 2024 after cyber incident; partial reactivation Mar 24, 2025
The Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME) suspended access to its official website on 19/11/2024 as a preventive measure after a reported cyber incident, leaving online services such as information review and appointment booking unavailable. The minister confirmed a cyberattack that kept the site disabled. DGME announced partial reactivation of its online appointments portal effective 24/03/2025, indicating months-long disruption to migration processes for users.
60
Estimated severity
60 / 100
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Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
19/11/2024
Targeted Company
DIRECCION GENERAL DE MIGRACION Y EXTRANJERIA
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
National · Costa Rica
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 Service
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
teletica.comhttps://teletica.com/nacional/ministro-confirma-ciberataque-de-72-horas-contra-migracion_373237#!confidencial.digitalhttps://confidencial.digital/migrantes/migrantes-noticias/migracion-de-costa-rica-suspende-su-web-tras-ataque-ciberneticoconfidencial.digitalhttps://confidencial.digital/migrantes/costa-rica-reactiva-web-de-migracion-y-extranjeria-tras-cuatro-meses-de-suspensionfragomen.comhttps://www.fragomen.com/insights/costa-rica-potential-fraud-and-technical-issues-with-general-immigration-directorates-website-may-cause-delays.htmlqcostarica.comhttps://qcostarica.com/costa-rican-immigration-keeps-its-website-offline-after-cyber-attacklamesaredonda.nethttps://www.lamesaredonda.net/centroamerica-y-el-caribe/94108-migracion-de-costa-rica-reactiva-portal-para-solicitar-citas-tras-cuatro-meses-de-suspension