"Costa Rica’s Alvarado Says CyberAttacks Seek to Destabilize Country as Government Transitions"
Russian-based cyber crime group attacks Costa Rica's state computer systems as new President Rodrigo Chaves transitions into office. Six state public institutions were attacked this week, with demands of $10 million for stolen or encrypted data from Costa Rica’s finance ministry. Conti, a Russia-based cyber crime group claimed credit for the attack. Officials believe this is an attempt to destabilize a government in transition and have no plans to pay the hackers. Tax collecting and customs have remained down for over 4 days, causing backups in both imports and exports.
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