An alert released this Tuesday, April 28, warned of a computer attack against the systems of the National Registry of Persons (Renap).
According to the alert, the hacker would have accessed identity data of the population. Among the violated records are alleged data from birth, marriage and death certificates.
Following the alert shared on
Renap stated that, as part of its permanent security protocols, it maintains constant monitoring, and to date no attack has been detected that compromises the information of Guatemalans.
“There are no critical alerts that indicate an impact on the institutional technological infrastructure, nor have any evidence of mass consumption or anomalous behavior in the services been identified,” according to Renap.
The institution stated that its systems have multiple security rings, which are permanently monitored and guarantee data protection.
He reiterated that his systems operate normally and called on the population to inform themselves only through official channels.
“Threat actors: GordonFreeman, Izanagi, cantpwn and YoSoyGroot,” alerted the account @VECERTRadar.
New biometric system
In July 2025, the Renap Board of Directors, then chaired by Blanca Alfaro, judge of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE); Felipe Sánchez, Vice Minister of the Interior, and Edgar Rodríguez, representing the Congress of the Republic, approved the acquisition of a new biometric system with different characteristics than the one used in recent years.
According to the event documents, published in Guatecompras, Last February, the contract was awarded for Q40 million for the new biometric system. According to the documentation, this expands the storage capacity to more than 30 million records and achieves faster operation.
Computer attacks in recent days
On Monday, April 27, A cyber attack would have compromised financial information of the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (Usac) and personal data of students at the Rafael Landívar University (URL), according to alerts released that day on the social network X.
Also, the Ministry of Labor confirmed a computer attack on the Your Employment portal and stated that the system was restored.
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