On September 27-28, 2023, DHS hosted the first Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference, which convened foreign government cyber leaders to discuss cybersecurity challenges and identify areas of collaboration.
The government of Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency after a number of state agencies, including the finance ministry, were hit by the Windows ransomware strain known as Conti.
The Maze ransomware group has threatened to publish more than 11 million credit card numbers it exfiltrated from the Costa Rica-owned Banco CBR in August, as it continues to try and squeeze the organisation to meet its ransom demands.