As of Sunday, there were already thirteen public institutions that have been targeted by hackers, reported the Ministry of Technology.

According to the ministry, the most recent cyberattacks were registered on Sunday on the servers that hold the information of the municipalities of Santa Bárbara Canton in Heredia Province and Buenos Aires Canton in Puntarenas Province.

On Saturday, authorities had reported three more attacks. Hackers attempted to steal information from the systems of the National Liquor Factory and the municipalities of Golfito Canton in Puntarenas Province and Turrialba Canton in Cartago Province.

Jorge Mora, director of Digital Governance, reported the recent hacker attacks were quickly detected and contained. There was no affectation on the servers where the information of these institutions was saved.

"So far, in the analysis that has been carried out, there is no evidence of leaking or encryption of information, so there is no negative affectation," Mora said.

The ministry has reported several public institutions targeted by hackers, such as the ministries of Finance, Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications, Labor, Costa Rican Radiographic, National Meteorological Institute, Social Security, Social Aid Development Fund and the Board of the Electrical Service of Cartago Province.

Specialists confirmed that a Russian hacker group known as Conti is behind the cyberattacks. Conti is related to ransomware that has been under surveillance since 2020.