Ecuador’s legislature says hackers attempted to access confidential information therecord.media/ecuador-n…

Ecuador’s legislature, the National Assembly, reported that it suffered two cyberattacks on Monday aimed at disrupting its systems and accessing sensitive data.

The assembly said in a statement that it was able to quickly “identify and counteract the situation” but did not provide further details about the impact of the incident or the threat actor behind it.

“We are alerting citizens and public institutions that these attacks attempt to breach confidential information,” the assembly said, adding that it would “take all necessary measures to protect it.”

The attack on Ecuador’s legislature occurred just a week after the Latin American country held its general election, in which right-wing President Daniel Noboa failed to secure an outright majority. This outcome forced a runoff in April against his left-wing challenger, Luisa González. Noboa questioned the first-round results, saying they showed “irregularities.”