Costa Rica
CRI
RECOPE ransomware forces manual fuel-distribution operations
Costa Rica's state fuel company RECOPE suffered a ransomware attack on 27 November 2024 that affected its information and sales systems. Fuel sales and terminal operations shifted to manual procedures, electronic purchasing channels were suspended and tanker processing slowed, although RECOPE maintained national fuel supply.
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Estimated severity
76 / 100
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Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
27/11/2024
Targeted Company
RECOPE
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
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionOrder processing disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Energy & Utilities
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyOrder Management
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
micitt.go.crhttps://micitt.go.cr/el-sector-informa/sobre-incidente-de-ciberseguridad-en-sistemas-de-informacion-de-recopearesep.go.crhttps://aresep.go.cr/noticias/aresep-supervisa-venta-de-combustibles/nacion.comhttps://www.nacion.com/el-pais/recope-confirma-ataque-informatico-en-sistemas/P7L46UDTGFDM5OKUYBOVJL5CEE/story/crhoy.comhttps://crhoy.com/nacionales/recope-les-pedimos-a-los-transportistas-un-poco-de-paciencia/