Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-10-26 00:00:00
Affected organization: Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador (Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas Del Ecuador)
Affected country: Ecuador
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: ALPHVM
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The ALPHV AKA BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador (Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas Del Ecuador). The agency denies the breach.