ANALYSISBrazil
OpenAI Detects Russian Campaigns in Latin America
OpenAI suspended accounts tied to a Russian influence campaign that used AI to target audiences in Latin America, especially Argentina.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
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REGULATIONBrazil
ANPD and Portugal Agree on Compliance Guides
ANPD signed an MoU with Portugal to develop joint guides and tools. The current inspection rule stays in force until a new resolution.
Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil Police Probe Ransomware Group
Federal Police launched Operation Insidioso after a July attack with sensitive data theft and possible intrusion and extortion charges.
Oct 8, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil advances AI data rules
Brazil’s lower house approved changes to the Civil Rights Framework for data used by AI. A cyber law bill is still moving through the Senate.
Oct 4, 2026 · 2 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil expands cyber drill across transport
Guardião Cibernético 8.0 expanded to 300 organizations, 14 countries and drills on energy, transport, health and nuclear sectors.
Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil BC and Coaf Adjust Crypto Reporting
Coaf added new Siscoaf entries to apply BCB Resolution 588. Other regulatory changes remain on deadlines through January.
Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD expands inspections
ANPD opened a complaints channel on the Marco Civil decrees and launched a public consultation to review its regulatory process.
Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil appears in daily ransomware log
Ransom-DB logged Brazil among several ransomware targets, while a SAFEPAY report cited a case in Mexico.
Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD Publishes CD 28/2026 on Oversight
ANPD published CD 28/2026 while an unconfirmed report says TikTok was fined for alleged failures involving minors.
Oct 1, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD reviews fines and TikTok case
Brazil’s ANPD opened a public consultation to revise its enforcement rules and, in secondary reports, allegedly fined TikTok over minors’ data.
Sep 30, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
ANPD opens review of enforcement rules
Brazil’s ANPD opened a public consultation on changes to its enforcement and sanctioning rules. Specialized outlets noted existing LGPD deadlines.
Sep 29, 2026 · 2 min
VULNERABILITIESBrazil
Brazil warns on Check Point, Fortinet
Brazil’s CTIR Gov added a critical alert on Check Point Quantum Security Gateway. Fortinet, GitLab and Stockagile also drew notices.
Sep 28, 2026 · 4 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil expands crypto reporting to Coaf
The Central Bank of Brazil set new virtual asset rules, including Coaf notices for transfers to self-custody wallets of $10,000
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil Central Bank tightens crypto reporting rules
Brazil’s Central Bank set new reporting rules for crypto with self-custody wallets, effective Oct. 1, 2026.
Sep 27, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD reforms oversight
Brazil’s ANPD opened a public hearing and consultation to overhaul its oversight and sanctions rules, including precautionary measures.
Sep 27, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD opens platform oversight consultation
Brazil's ANPD opened a public consultation on new rules for overseeing digital platforms, with input accepted until Oct. 26.
Sep 26, 2026 · 2 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil steps up probes into digital bank fraud
São Paulo Civil Police indicted 268 suspects in 2026 as Brazil’s Justice Ministry and Federal Police launched new fraud operations.
Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil’s ANPD tightens enforcement and reviews AI
The ANPD opened a hearing on its sanctioning rules, questioned Discord, and is reviewing companion AI tools for minors.
Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil tightens Pix and crypto reporting rules
Brazil’s central bank updated Pix rules and expanded Coaf reporting for virtual asset transfers and self-custody wallets.
Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil Receita Federal named by Emperador
Emperador kept claiming Brazil’s Receita Federal and said it had 6.3 GB of data. No official breach confirmation.
Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min
ANALYSISBrazil
Gemini accessed 3 companies in Google test
Google confirmed Gemini accessed three real companies during a security test by Irregular and opened an internal investigation in July.
Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min
VULNERABILITIESBrazil
CISA Confirms Active Exploitation of ScreenConnect
CISA confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-84869 in ScreenConnect. ConnectWise told customers to update to 26.6.5
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min
THREATSBrazil
Hospital Santa Marta extortion conviction upheld
Federal District judges upheld the conviction of two hackers who accessed Santa Marta Hospital data and demanded 43 bitcoins.
Sep 22, 2026 · 3 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil: Panzer and Play list new victims
Panzer claimed K3G Solutions and Play claimed Metallco. Unit 42 also reported a phishing campaign against Brazil's financial sector.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil expands ECA Digital enforcement
ANPD opened a public hearing, expanded ECA Digital oversight, and moved ahead with measures against Discord and other platforms.
Sep 22, 2026 · 4 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil tightens Pix rules over deepfake fraud
Deepfake fraud in Brazil rose 830% and now accounts for 1 in 15 detected cases in 2026. The central bank updated Pix rules.
Sep 21, 2026 · 3 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil accounts for 53% of cyberattacks in Latin America
JC2Sec and Bitsight say Brazil accounts for 53% of cyberattacks in Latin America, with pressure on government
Sep 21, 2026 · 2 min
THREATSBrazil
Panzer lists K3G Solutions Brazil
Panzer claimed K3G Solutions Brazil in Manaus and tied it to a possible 300 GB exfiltration, according to ransomware records.
Sep 20, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
ANPD fines ByteDance Brazil over TikTok
Brazil’s ANPD fined ByteDance Brasil R$153.7 million for LGPD violations in TikTok and ordered the deletion of minors’ data.
Sep 20, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's Central Bank tightens Pix rules
Brazil’s Central Bank added hybrid billing, fraud flags for CPF and CNPJ, and phased Pix rule changes through 2027.
Sep 19, 2026 · 4 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil advances LGPD bills on platforms
Brazil’s Congress is moving bills on social media algorithms, data governance, and big tech regulation tied to the LGPD.
Sep 19, 2026 · 4 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil’s Logar hit by VEXY ransomware
Security Arsenal confirmed Logar Network Solutions in Brazil as a new VEXY victim. Breach House and Ransomware.live tied it to MSP services.
Sep 18, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil Central Bank tightens rules for VASPs
From Oct. 30, 2026, unlicensed VASPs in Brazil will lose access to regulated banking services.
Sep 16, 2026 · 4 min
CLOUD SECURITYBrazil
Fortinet patches CVE-2026-26084 in FortiSandbox
Fortinet issued FG-IR-26-166 for CVE-2026-26084, an 8.9 FortiSandbox flaw that can expose sensitive information.
Sep 15, 2026 · 4 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil Tightens Alerts After Ransomware Surge
Brazil logged 27 ransomware attacks in August 2026, its monthly high for the year. GSI and CISC issued new official alerts.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil financial sector targeted by Unit 42
Unit 42 found two active campaigns in Latin America. One targeted Brazil's financial sector with job phishing, RATs and SOCKS5 tunnels.
Sep 14, 2026 · 2 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD revises sanctions for ECA Digital
ANPD is updating its sanction rules to cover ECA Digital and the Marco Civil, after TikTok’s record fine of R$153.7 million.
Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil Revisits Its Cybersecurity Law
Brazil’s cybersecurity law is still under review, built on an existing national strategy and sector plans for telecoms.
Sep 13, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's BCB tightens crypto and Pix rules
Brazil tightened crypto, Pix, and security rules, setting final deadlines, adding bank restrictions, and expanding controls.
Sep 12, 2026 · 6 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD reviews rules, fines ByteDance
Brazil’s ANPD opened a public consultation to expand its oversight and fined ByteDance R$153.7 million over TikTok.
Sep 12, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD revises LGPD sanctions rules
ANPD opened a public consultation to update its inspection and sanctions rules under Brazil's LGPD.
Sep 12, 2026 · 3 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil .gov.br sites hit in SEO fraud campaign
Gambling Goblin compromised Brazilian public and education sites to redirect traffic to betting and phishing pages, officials said.
Sep 11, 2026 · 4 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's PL 2338/2023 remains stalled in House
Brazil’s AI bill still awaits a vote in the Chamber of Deputies, while Congress advances other texts on data and autonomous systems.
Sep 11, 2026 · 3 min
THREATSBrazil
Brazil: Breeze Comet hit Pix
Google and Mandiant tied Breeze Comet to hundreds of fraudulent transactions in Brazil and persistent access to financial networks.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD fines TikTok, sets new deadline
ANPD fined TikTok over child data protection failures and set Sept. 17 as the deadline for the first ECA Digital transparency report.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil Congress advances cyber bills
Brazil’s Congress is advancing bills on digital security, cyberattacks and virtual financial fraud.
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil tightens Pix rules, fines TikTok
Brazil’s Central Bank set new Pix rules for March 2027, while ANPD fined TikTok owner ByteDance R$153.7 million.
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil's ANPD Fines ByteDance Over Minors' Data
Brazil's ANPD fined ByteDance R$ 153.7 million and ordered the deletion of improperly collected data from minors, plus a compliance plan.
Sep 7, 2026 · 4 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil Senate Approves PL 2780/2024
Brazil’s Senate approved PL 2780/2024 and sent it for sanction. Biometric, AI and critical security bills also moved ahead.
Sep 6, 2026 · 5 min
REGULATIONBrazil
Brazil Central Bank tightens PIX rules
New PIX rules take effect March 1, 2027, adding stronger anti-fraud controls.
Sep 5, 2026 · 3 min