Peru's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) said on Monday, September 14, 2026, that its account on the social media platform X had been hacked.
In a statement, the ministry confirmed the breach and said it had activated its security protocols to recover access to the account. The ministry said its official account on X had been compromised.
The MEF urged the public to treat with caution any content appearing on its profile while the problem continued. It said posts made from the account did not correspond to official communications from the ministry.
The warning was intended to prevent messages published from the profile from being attributed to the Peruvian government or the economy sector.
What the ministry did not say
The ministry did not specify who had taken control of the account or explain how the breach occurred. It also did not say whether the incident had affected any of its other digital channels.
The statement was limited to reporting the loss of access to the X profile and the start of the process to recover it.
Background on the ministry
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is the Peruvian government body responsible for setting the country's fiscal and economic policy, including the national budget and public spending. Its official channels, including its X account, are regularly used to announce economic measures and respond to public queries, which is why unauthorized posts from the profile could be mistaken for government statements.
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a social media platform widely used by government institutions, officials and news organizations to communicate with the public in real time.
What happens next
The ministry has not said when it expects to regain full control of the account or whether it will provide further details on the source of the hack. As of its statement, the recovery process was still underway.
