Costa Rica declares emergency after ransomware cripples tax and customs

Beginning 18/04/2022, ransomware attacks (claimed by CONTI) disrupted Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance tax collection and customs platforms, forcing a switch to manual processes. Officials warned civil servants would not be paid on time, and foreign trade was impacted as cross‑border processing slowed. The president declared a national emergency on 08/05/2022; estimates cited losses of about $125 million in the first 48 hours with continued tens of millions per day as systems remained down.