Costa Rica - Conti ransomware attack

A country without an army fights a cyberwar

In March, several Costa Rican institutions were attacked by the Russian cybercrime group, Conti. To date, the group has targeted 27 different institutions in the country, and they are demanding a ransom of $20 million to disable their takeover of the computer systems. 

While the full list of affected institutions has not been made public, among those tar…