
Colombia Leads Fraud Reports by Text Messages
In Colombia, 71% faced at least one fraud attempt in the past year, and 82% say these cases are increasing.
Sep 3, 2026 · 3 min
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In Colombia, 71% faced at least one fraud attempt in the past year, and 82% say these cases are increasing.
Sep 3, 2026 · 3 min

Prosecutors asked Tolima authorities, police and the army to report measures to protect the power grid after alleged attacks on transmission assets.
Aug 24, 2026 · 2 min

Threat reports place Colombia among recent ransomware victims, while F5 and Security Arsenal also flagged related activity.
Aug 21, 2026 · 3 min

Colombia’s Justice Ministry confirmed ransomware hit part of its infrastructure. No data theft was detected, and recovery is ongoing.
Aug 16, 2026 · 3 min

Colombia’s Justice Ministry confirmed a ransomware incident that disrupted part of its infrastructure and some digital services.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2 min

Colombia confirmed a ransomware attack, while Panama saw AguAseo posted on a leak site tied to Gammax.
Aug 10, 2026 · 2 min

Kaspersky linked Colombia to StrikeShark, while the Justice Ministry confirmed a ransomware attack that disrupted digital services.
Aug 6, 2026 · 2 min

The bank published official channels to help customers spot impersonation attempts during the transfer of more than 250,000 Itaú clients.
Aug 5, 2026 · 2 min

Colombia’s Justice Ministry said ransomware hit part of its infrastructure and disrupted some services.
Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min

Colombia’s police flagged campaigns impersonating state agencies, plus a mass operation targeting multiple government entities.
Aug 2, 2026 · 2 min

Ecopetrol is working with Colombian authorities to remove leaked content after unauthorized access to its cloud environments.
Aug 1, 2026 · 3 min

Sumsub found a 188% jump in account takeover attempts in Colombia, driven by a 77% increase in deepfakes.
Aug 1, 2026 · 2 min

Kaspersky tied a StrikeShark campaign to victims in Colombia. Zscaler also reported a BlindEagle attack on a Colombian agency.
Jul 31, 2026 · 2 min

Ecopetrol reported unauthorized cloud access and a ransomware attempt that exposed data tied to about 15 group companies.
Jul 29, 2026 · 3 min

Kaspersky found attacks in Colombia and Mexico that encrypted systems with BitLocker and printed ransom notes from corporate printers.
Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min

Authorities in Sincelejo are investigating the alleged spread of hundreds of intimate photos and videos on Telegram.
Jul 26, 2026 · 2 min

Ecopetrol said a cyberattack hit cloud storage across about 15 group companies and led to unauthorized data downloads from 3,300 accounts.
Jul 21, 2026 · 2 min

CSIRT Asobancaria detected a new GodDamn ransomware campaign using credential theft, remote access and system encryption.
Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min