Costa Rica’s finance and labor departments were hit in the attack, disrupting the system that pays many public employees and government pensioners.
The Russian-speaking Conti group asserted that it was to blame.
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Costa Rica Grapples with Crippling Ransomware Attack
Costa Rica’s government computer systems have been hobbled by a ransomware attack. So reports ABC News.
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