Argentina
ARG
Ransomware at INTA Argentina led to radar outages and service restoration efforts
Argentina’s INTA reported a ransomware attack around 2 May 2023 with a multimillion-dollar demand. As part of containment, meteorological radars were disconnected, reducing availability of weather data to stakeholders including the national meteorological service, before radars were progressively reconnected.
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Estimated severity
55 / 100
82
Source reliability
82 / 100
Approximate Date
02/05/2023
Targeted Company
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA AGROPECUARIA
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
SERVICIO METEOROLOGICO NACIONAL (Downstream customer)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Argentina
Affected countries
Argentina
Impacted regions
Argentina · Argentina
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information TechnologyFacilities & Physical Operations
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
infobae.comhttps://www.infobae.com/economia/campo/2023/05/24/por-un-hackeo-el-inta-no-puede-utilizar-sus-radares-meteorologicos-en-pleno-temporalperiferia.com.arhttps://periferia.com.ar/politica-cientifica/el-inta-reconecto-los-radares-que-estuvieron-fuera-de-servicio-por-el-hackeoinfobae.comhttps://www.infobae.com/economia/campo/2023/05/02/hackearon-al-inta-piden-usd-25-millones-para-restablecer-sus-servidores