Overview
- The official Senate of Mendoza website was hacked at midday on Friday, July 24, 2026, and its homepage displayed a message accusing Argentina of racism plus a photo of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia.
- A self‑identified collective using the names Bl33dR00t or B133DR00T claimed responsibility on social media and posted links the group said were files taken from systems.
- Technicians from the Senate and the provincial Ministry of Security and Justice took the site offline within hours and are jointly restoring services while running a technical analysis.
- Authorities have not confirmed any verified data extraction or the full technical method used, and the intrusion affected only the Senate site while the Deputies’ website remained operational.
- The attack came days after Mendoza introduced a provincial cybersecurity bill that would create a coordinated provincial system for prevention, response and ethical hacking, and officials say the incident highlights rising cyber threats to public services.