Air-e flags attacks on technicians and illegal grids

Air-e reported attacks on technical staff and illegal manipulation of electricity networks in Atlántico, two problems the company says make it harder to operate the grid and maintain power service. The warning surfaced after a report from Caracol Radio and was based on recent cases cited by the company and by authorities.

What did Air-e report in Atlántico?

Air-e pointed to a reported assault on technical personnel in Barranquilla and an illegal, non-technical connection in Campeche, under the jurisdiction of Baranoa, as recent examples of the problems it faces in its service area. In Caracol Radio's coverage, those episodes are presented as accounts from the company and from authorities, not as an independent investigation of the incident.

The company linked those events to the difficulties it faces in operating the grid and sustaining service. In the case of the illegal connection, the report describes it as a non-technical maneuver in Campeche, within Baranoa.

What do the energy loss figures show?

El Tiempo reported that Air-e's energy losses averaged 34.86% in its service area, while the figure for Atlántico was 29.4%, according to that report. The outlet attributed those losses to a mix of technical shortcomings in the networks, illegal connections, and unbilled or uncollected consumption.

That snapshot of the electricity crisis appears in the context of the company's intervention. The publication said that after nearly two years under intervention, Air-e had worsened rather than improved, referring to those figures.

What is known about the Ecopetrol-linked case?

Tech Diplomacy included Ecopetrol among the Colombian organizations that would have suffered recent attacks and described a regional threat environment where actors exploit cloud vulnerabilities and third-party access. However, the publication itself did not independently verify the leak.

It also did not specify the technical scope or confirm exfiltration of operational data. At the same time, one of the available sources is a Kali Pulse report on a 1 TB data leak linked to the state oil company, but the research material does not add an independent official confirmation of that scope.