Argentina's secretariat of state intelligence (side) confirmed it neutralized a distributed denial-of-service (ddos) cyberattack on the foreign ministry's official website. The incident is attributed to a hacktivist campaign linked to the country's recent entry into the board of peace, promoted by the united states. No damage to systems was reported.
Argentina's secretariat of state intelligence (side) reported on thursday, february 5, 2026, that it detected and successfully contained a cyberattack on the official website of the ministry of foreign affairs. According to the statement, the attack was a distributed denial-of-service (ddos) type, aimed at overwhelming servers with high traffic volumes to render them inoperable. The federal cyberintelligence agency immediately activated security protocols, preventing any disruption to public digital services.
The agency linked the incident to geopolitical tensions stemming from argentina's alignment with the united states. It is framed within a coordinated hacktivist campaign targeting member countries of the board of peace, an international forum promoted by president donald trump, which argentina recently joined. Similar attacks hit albanian government sites in preceding days, indicating a pattern of digital aggression.
"Argentina, as part of this new international framework aimed at defending global stability and order, has become a target of this digital offensive," the side stated. The government of javier milei, which has deepened ties with washington, stresses enhancing intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities to safeguard digital sovereignty and national interests.
This episode underscores the cyber risks amid argentina's increasing international exposure, with no damage reported to the foreign ministry's systems.
