Colombia
COL
Ransomware disrupts Colombia’s Ministry of Justice services before presidential transition (2026)
Multiple Ministry disclosures directly verify a ransomware attack, identify 02/08/2026 as the attack date from COLCERT evidence, document affected technological infrastructure and degraded citizen-facing services, and show contingency measures plus continuing system unavailability later in August. The corrected date and SERVICE_DELIVERY classification remove the principal reliability defects.
50
Estimated severity
50 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
2026-08-02
Targeted Company
MINISTERIO DE JUSTICIA Y DEL DERECHO
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
Colombia
Affected countries
Colombia
Impacted regions
South America · Colombia
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
minjusticia.gov.cohttps://www.minjusticia.gov.co/Sala-de-prensa/Paginas/Actualizacion-sobre-el-ataque-cibernetico.aspxminjusticia.gov.cohttps://www.minjusticia.gov.co/Sala-de-prensa/Paginas/COMUNICADO-DEL-MINISTERIO-DE-JUSTICIA-Y-DEL-DERECHO-A-LA-OPINION-PUBLICA1.aspxminjusticia.gov.cohttps://www.minjusticia.gov.co/Sala-de-prensa/Paginas/Minjusticia-adopta-medida-temporal-de-contingencia-para-atender-PQRDSF.aspxminjusticia.gov.cohttps://www.minjusticia.gov.co/Sala-de-prensa/Paginas/MinJusticia-activa-plan-de-recuperacion-tecnologica-luego-de-vulneracion-cibernetica-garantizando-servicios-esenciales.aspxinfobae.comhttps://www.infobae.com/colombia/2026/08/15/asi-se-recupera-el-ministerio-de-justicia-tras-ciberataque-que-redujo-la-disponibilidad-de-algunos-servicios