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Attackers continue to target critical infrastructure and government-linked organizations in the country, mirroring the increased activity across Latin America.
August 12, 2026
Colombia's Ministry of Justice confirmed that a ransomware attack struck part of its technology infrastructure and degraded several public-facing services on August 2, striking just five days before the nation's presidential handover.
The attack, which disrupted some services around illicit-drug monitoring and legal processes, came a day after Colombia's national CERT (ColCERT) published threat intelligence warning that ransomware groups had increased their focus on the country. While some media reports suggested that data had leaked during the Ministry of Justice compromise, the then-acting Minister of Justice Cielo Rusinque denied that any information had been stolen during a Spanish-language news interview.
