Colombia, Panama Under Ransomware Pressure

Colombia confirmed disruption to digital services

Colombia’s Ministry of Justice and Law confirmed it suffered a ransomware attack that compromised part of its technology infrastructure and affected the availability of some digital services. The official statement in the material provided does not specify which systems were affected or how long the disruption lasted, but it does place the incident in the context of an actual service outage.

Panama added a case tied to Gammax

In Panama, AguAseo, the public services company responsible for solid waste collection and cleaning in Colón province, was posted by Gammax in a ransomware context, according to Kali Linux / Pulse in its Kali Radar section. The available reference places it as a leak site posting associated with that group, without adding further details in the material provided about the scope of the compromise or whether there was any negotiation, encryption, or additional leak.

Colombia ranks among the most affected countries

The regional picture cited by Tendencia Internacional, based on an ESET analysis, reported 33 ransomware victims in Colombia between January and May 2026. That count placed the country among the most affected in the region during that period.

Taken together, the three data points point to pressure on both public agencies and local services. On one side, a Colombian ministry acknowledged an attack with operational impact. On the other, a Panamanian public services company appeared on a leak site in a ransomware context. At the same time, the regional tally cited by ESET showed Colombia accounting for a high volume of victims in the first five months of 2026.