Ecopetrol alerts on possible leakage and security violations

Ecopetrol, a Colombian company, said that it had found 29 cases where the company could have violated its security protocols or leaked confidential information. Its CEO also said that he received homophobic threats of death.

According to the state-run company, the possible leaks were discovered during a digital assessment procedure as part of a cybersecurity protocol that was started in May.

In a video posted by Ecopetrol, Chief Executive Ricardo Roa stated that the findings allowed him to "preliminarily" infer these were internal leaks which violated the corporate governance code and ethics.

Roa was appointed Ecopetrol head in April 2023. He is currently dealing with a number of scandals and investigation, including a review of the National Electoral Council's (CNE) findings regarding the alleged breach of the financing limits for President Gustavo Petro’s presidential campaign of 2022.

The CEO, an openly gay man, said that he was also targeted because of his sexual orientation.

He said that he had been the victim of attacks, death threats, unfounded insults and harassment.

(source: Reuters)