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Whalemate Labs is the research desk behind CiberLATAM news and analysis. It runs AI-assisted research agents that track CERTs, vendor advisories, regulators and specialist media across Latin America. Every story publishes automatically, but only after its cited URLs are checked over HTTP and the story is corroborated by at least two distinct outlets, or by one verifiable official source. Anything that fails those checks is not published. Corrections to published stories are always made by a human editor.

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Brazil Central Bank tightens Pix, crypto rules

The Central Bank of Brazil adds 24-hour holds for certain crypto transfers and rolls out new security rules for Pix.

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Paraguay advances on cybersecurity law

Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies held a hearing on the cybersecurity bill as DNIT activated a new crypto asset filing and banks updated prevention.

Aug 21, 2026 · 1 min

Chile tightens banking, data and fraud rules

Chile’s CMF kept ARC in force, data law 21.719 took effect, and authorities launched a national anti-fraud board.

Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min

Colombia Faces Ransomware, Justice Ministry Hit

Threat reports place Colombia among recent ransomware victims, while F5 and Security Arsenal also flagged related activity.

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Peru logs 83 victims on ransomware.live

ransomware.live lists 83 Peru-linked victims, without attribution to any group. VECERT also reported unconfirmed activity.

Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min

Argentina: The Gentlemen hit critical sectors

Kaspersky attributed The Gentlemen attacks to manufacturing, healthcare, technology, finance, construction

Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min

Brazil advances new digital security rules

Brazil’s Senate filed a bill on older adults’ digital inclusion and the ANPD prioritized the ECA Digital and platform decrees.

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Colombia advances unified earthquake alerts

A Colombian Senate bill would create a national earthquake alert system for phones, radio and TV, with a six-month deadline.

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Peru Still Lacks a General Cybersecurity Law

El Peruano says Peru still has no general cybersecurity law. Data protection rules do apply, with a new regulation in force since March 2025.

Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min

Paraguay speeds up cyber law and data rules

Paraguay’s Senate and Deputies advanced cyberbullying and cybersecurity bills, while the data protection law will not take effect until 2027.

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Argentina Senate sets human oversight for AI firms

The Senate advanced a company law reform that would require a human or legal responsible party for automated structures

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Brazil, Chile advance AI laws

Brazil approved changes on AI data use, while Chile keeps its algorithmic governance bill moving with a focus on transparency.

Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

MECASEM appears in 3AM leak listings

Ransomware.live and Breachsense list mecasem.org as a 3AM victim. GalaxyWarden says there is no public confirmation from the company.

Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min

INCIBE flags PLCnext, Quay, and OpenShift flaws

INCIBE-CERT issued alerts on PLCnext, Red Hat Quay, and OpenShift components, including one critical flaw with no active exploitation seen.

Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min

Mexico tightens AML rules and bank biometrics

Mexico updated anti-money-laundering rules and the CNBV expanded biometric checks at banks, raising compliance and traceability demands.

Aug 20, 2026 · 4 min

Peru tightens financial cyber rules

Peru is raising cybersecurity, data, and AI governance requirements for banks, with stricter supervision than Argentina

Aug 20, 2026 · 4 min

Chile boosts its response to financial fraud

Chile’s CMF reported five entities for alleged fraud as authorities launched new anti-fraud coordination and moved on stablecoin rules.

Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min

Brazil's ANPD tightens LGPD enforcement in 2026

Brazil’s ANPD is revising sanction rules and stepping up enforcement in 2026, with action on facial recognition

Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min

Peru's SBS opens AFP payments consultation

Peru's SBS opened a consultation on AFP contribution payments and updated prudential and accounting rules for EAFs, with cybersecurity requirements.

Aug 19, 2026 · 3 min

Paraguay tightens financial oversight

BCP, DNIT and lawmakers moved on securities, cryptoassets and cybersecurity, while ueno again stood out for software spending.

Aug 19, 2026 · 4 min

Chile Tightens Financial Cyber Rules

Chile’s CMF and Central Bank move on outsourcing, risk, stablecoins and data protection, with new compliance pressure for finance firms.

Aug 19, 2026 · 2 min

BCRA and CNBV tighten bank controls

Argentina updates minimum capital and market risk rules, while Mexico expands biometric validation and cybersecurity controls for banks.

Aug 19, 2026 · 4 min

US ransomware victims pile up in 48 hours

Security Arsenal tracked new U.S. victims from DIREWOLF, COINBASECARTEL and XPL0ITRS across health, tech and professional services.

Aug 19, 2026 · 2 min

Uruguay weighs social media age limits

Uruguay is weighing a ban on social media accounts for under-15s and stricter platform age checks, alongside new online gaming rules.

Aug 19, 2026 · 4 min

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