Ecuador — Cyber Threat Profile
Ecuador's 2026 landscape is marked by the full activation of the Superintendence for the Protection of Personal Data (SPPD). In February 2026, the government issued new rules for cross-border data transfers and "Large-Scale Processing," adopting Ibero-American contractual standards. These regulations require organizations to implement data-protection-by-design and undergo annual audits. Following several high-profile ransomware incidents, the national strategy now emphasizes rapid incident response and the protection of financial and health data. Ecuador is also strengthening international ties to combat cybercrime, focusing on aligning domestic laws with the Budapest Convention to improve the collection of electronic evidence in cross-border investigations.- National CERT/CSIRT: EcuCERT
- Data protection authority: SUPERINTENDENCIA DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.36 / 100, #55 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 490.9 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 77.2% of population (source: World Bank)
Threat actors targeting Ecuador
- APT-C-36 APT
- APT28 APT
- Machete APT
- Qilin Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Coinbase Cartel Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Fog Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Handala Hacktivist · 1 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Settra Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Wallstreet Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Salt Typhoon APT
Most targeted sectors
- Agriculture & Food 3 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 2 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 1 incident(s)
- Education & Research 1 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 1 incident(s)
- Healthcare 1 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 1 incident(s)
- Technology 1 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- galmack.com.ec 2026-08-16 · Other
- Indian Motos Inmot 2026-07-30 · Manufacturing
- Asisken 2026-07-04
- Grupo Pasquel 2026-05-21 · Agriculture and Food Production
- El Ordeno 2026-04-19 · Agriculture and Food Production
- Superintendency of territorial planning 2026-04-15 · Public Sector
- Hotam EC 2025-06-30
- Comelesa 2025-06-20
- Universidad Técnica del Norte Ecuador 2025-06-01 · Education
- Cacspmec 2025-05-22
- Bayteq 2025-02-23 · Technology
- Elecgalapagos 2025-02-21 · Energy
- saludsa.com.ec 2025-02-04 · Healthcare
- Frigopesca 2024-12-05 · Agriculture and Food Production
- Xtrim TVCable 2024-11-14 · Business Services