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Events in the year 2022 in Costa Rica. Incumbents. President: Rodrigo Chaves Robles. First Vice President: Stephan Brunner. Second Vice President: Mary Munive. Events. Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica. February 6 – 2022 Costa Rican general election [1] February 10 – Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado Quesada tests positive for COVID-19.
Beginning on the night (UTC-6:00) of April 17, 2022, a ransomware attack began against nearly 30 institutions of the government of Costa Rica, including its Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), the National Meteorological Institute, state internet service provider RACSA, the Costa ...
Jul 9, 2022 · Conti’s most impactful attack turned out to be its last. By the end of June, Conti’s public-facing website, where it had taunted Costa Rica and other victims, was shut down, and so was its...
Jun 12, 2022 · Costa Rica’s government, which changed midway through the attacks after elections earlier this year, has declared a “national emergency” in response to the ransomware—marking the first time...
Mar 20, 2023 · On 8 May 2022, the president of Costa Rica issued an executive order proclaiming a national emergency due to the cyberattacks against the country’s public sector and stated that the country was in a “state of war”.
Jun 17, 2022 · For two months Costa Rica has been reeling from unprecedented attacks disrupting daily life, raising questions about the U.S. role in protecting friendly nations from cyberattacks.
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May 17, 2022 · The number of Costa Rican institutions hit in a wave of cyber attacks in the past month has grown to 27, President Rodrigo Chaves said on Monday, in one of the earliest challenges to face the...
