Ecuador
ECU
Ecuador state telco CNT hit by RansomEXX; operations and portals disrupted
On 16/07/2021, Ecuador’s Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted business operations, its payment portal, and customer support. CNT posted an alert that care processes in Integrated Service Centers and the Contact Center were affected and that customers would not be suspended for non‑payment. The Telecommunications Minister later confirmed the attack was by the RansomEXX family and an 'institutional emergency' was declared at the telco.
60
Estimated severity
60 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
16/07/2021
Targeted Company
CORPORACION NACIONAL DE TELECOMUNICACIONES
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
Ecuador
Affected countries
Ecuador
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Telecommunications
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
RANSOMEXX
Sources
Incident Sources
bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ecuadors-state-run-cnt-telco-hit-by-ransomexx-ransomwareecuadortimes.nethttps://www.ecuadortimes.net/ransomexx-virus-is-responsible-for-the-cyberattack-on-cntbnamericas.comhttps://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/ecuador-declares-institutional-emergency-at-state-telcoheimdalsecurity.comhttps://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/ransomexx-ransomware-impacts-ecuadors-corporacion-nacional-de-telecomunicaciones-cnt