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Costa Rica: Cybercrime & Cybersecurity Agencies

In Costa Rica, cybercrime against people goes to the police cybercrime unit, and technical incidents go to the national CERT.

Police cybercrime unit

Sección de Delitos Informáticos (OIJ; page title now reads Sección Especializada contra el Cibercrimen)

Part of: Departamento de Investigaciones Criminales, Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), Poder Judicial

Official website
National CERT / cybersecurity authority

CSIRT-CR

Part of: Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT)

Official website

Report an incident online

Official reporting page for Costa Rica.

https://pjenlineacr.poder-judicial.go.cr/AppDenuncia

Notes

  • CSIRT-CR is confirmed via its FIRST page (contact csirt@micitt.go.cr); the OIJ cybercrime section page could not be opened.
  • OIJ sites refused direct connection from this environment, so unit and pre-report page were confirmed from official-domain search extracts (OIJ confidential line 800-8000-645), not opened directly.

Lost money? Call your bank first

The bank can often stop a transfer if it hears from you quickly. See the official fraud lines in how to report bank fraud in Costa Rica.

Names and links were checked against official government or FIRST/ITU sources. Agencies are renamed and reorganised often, so check the official site before relying on it. See all countries in the cyber agencies directory.