DNI official arrested, accused of leading a network to alter the presidential election

TechnologyColombiaEl País (Cali)Nov 9, 2026, 10:52 AMAI summary

Carlos Oyola, an official of Colombia's National Intelligence Directorate (DNI), was arrested on Friday, November 6, 2026, in Neiva, Huila, for allegedly taking part in cyberattacks against state institutions and academia. According to internal DNI documents revealed by Noticias Caracol, he allegedly led a network with the purported aim of interfering in the results of the June 21 presidential runoff. He joined the agency in February 2024 and was assigned to the technology group.

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Carlos Oyola, a DNI official, was arrested on November 6, 2026, in Neiva, Huila.
Internal DNI documents accuse him of leading a network that would seek to change the results of the June 21 vote and carry out attacks against the Registraduría.
He joined the DNI in February 2024 and was placed in the technology group.

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