Costa Rica Declares State of Emergency Under Sustained Conti Cyberattacks

Newly elected Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves has declared a state of national cybersecurity emergency after weeks of fallout from a Conti ransomware attack that has crippled the country's government and economy.

The Ministry of Finance was one of the initial targets on April 18, but other Costa Rican government agencies were also affected, including the Ministry of Labor and Social Security; the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications; the National Meteorological Institute, and more. Costa Rica's Treasury has been without digital services since the attacks started, slowing the country's private sector's ability to do business, according to local reports.