Costa Rica
CRI
Conti cyberattack on Costa Rica finance ministry disrupts customs and trade flows
On April 18, 2022, Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance suffered a Conti-attributed cyberattack that prompted shutdown of tax and customs IT systems, including the TICA import/export customs platform. Importers and exporters reported blocked goods clearance, stranded containers and delayed cross-border shipments; customs authorities moved to manual contingency processes. The TICA system did not fully return until June 24, although international trade continued in reduced manual modes rather than stopping completely.
94
Estimated severity
94 / 100
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Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-04-18
Targeted Company
MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA DE COSTA RICA
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
Logistics delayOperational disruptionService unavailabilityTransportation disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
CONTI
Sources
Incident Sources
presidencia.gobiernocarlosalvarado.crhttps://presidencia.gobiernocarlosalvarado.cr/comunicados/2022/04/hacienda-mantiene-medidas-para-resguardar-sistemas-institucionales/hacienda.go.crhttps://www.hacienda.go.cr/docs/CostaRicaNov2023OC.PDFnacion.comhttps://www.nacion.com/economia/politica-economica/aduanas-detenidas-por-hackeo-mantienen-a/WXOJD27OQZEUPE76NQQGDZCNJQ/story/elfinancierocr.comhttps://www.elfinancierocr.com/economia-y-politica/hakeo-a-hacienda-ata-de-manos-a-importadores-y/35JYWTU4BFFW7B4C5ZMBMGGU2Q/story/crhoy.comhttps://crhoy.com/nacionales/hacienda-tica-hackeo-aduanas/