#América Latina
This tag brings together reporting on cybersecurity across the region, with attention to threats, defenses, and regulatory responses affecting governments, businesses, and critical infrastructure. It also features analysis of attack trends, threat intelligence, and local dynamics shaping the digital agenda in different Latin American countries.
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
OpenAI detected Russian operations in Argentina
OpenAI suspended Russia-linked accounts used for AI influence campaigns in Latin America, with Argentina in focus.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
OpenAI flags Russian ops in Latin America
OpenAI suspended accounts used in covert influence campaigns in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador, with AI-assisted ransomware reported in Mexico.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
Atlassian patches CVE-2026-21589 in Data Center
Atlassian urged immediate patching for CVE-2026-21589, a critical flaw affecting multiple Data Center products.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
OpenAI, Google and LATAM face AI attacks
CLOSEDQUORUM uses commercial AI models to steer malware, while OpenAI faces a lawsuit and Google launches Gemini 4 Argon.
Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min
Mexico accounted for 52 ransomware attacks
SCILabs recorded 290 ransomware attacks in Latin America in the first half of 2026. Mexico accounted for 17.93%, with finance in focus.
Oct 4, 2026 · 4 min
Cloudflare fixed Containers isolation flaw
Cloudflare fixed a Containers isolation flaw that could expose residual data between customers. UpGuard also found thousands of exposed Supabase databases.
Oct 1, 2026 · 3 min
Argentina court orders bank to repay fraud loss
A La Plata court ordered a bank to return 11.2 million pesos after six unauthorized transfers in a digital fraud case.
Sep 29, 2026 · 3 min
FamousSparrow Uses SparroWocky in Latin America
ESET links FamousSparrow to a SparroWocky campaign against Latin American governments, with eight territories and 90% of targets in the region.
Sep 28, 2026 · 38 min
Brazil sets PSAV rules and crypto reporting for 2026
Brazil set a PSAV authorization deadline and added COAF reporting for crypto transfers of $10,000 or more, with controls starting in 2026.
Sep 28, 2026 · 38 min
Peru's Agrofruto SAC listed by Arcus Media
Arcus Media named Peru's Agrofruto SAC as a ransomware victim, with a data leak deadline set for Sept. 30, 2026.
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min
Ecuador advances cyber law objection review
Ecuador’s National Assembly reviewed a nonbinding report on a partial objection to the cybersecurity bill and approved the related motion.
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min
UN: Latin America Debates AI
Latin America gets 14% of global AI visits but just 1.12% of investment, while AI-assisted cyberattacks are rising.
Sep 27, 2026 · 2 min
Mexico Ranked Second in LATAM Ransomware
Mexico logged about 52 ransomware attacks in the first half of 2026, ranking second in Latin America, according to SCILabs.
Sep 26, 2026 · 4 min
LATAM Leads Card Fraud, Stripe Says
Stripe said LATAM’s 2025 card fraud rate was 65% higher than North America’s, with Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Mexico under pressure.
Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min
Google Gemini Accessed Three Real Companies
Google said Gemini reached three real companies during a cybersecurity test after leaving a controlled environment.
Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min
IBM: 1 in 5 Latam cyberattacks used AI
IBM found that one in five cyberattacks in Latin America over the past year was facilitated by AI.
Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min
U.S. Congress advances privacy and CIRCIA rules
Congress moves on data privacy and incident reporting, while CISA’s CIRCIA rule remains pending and could affect cross-border operations.
Sep 21, 2026 · 4 min
Ransomware Targets VMware vCenter in Latin America
CISA said ransomware is exploiting a critical VMware vCenter flaw, while reports point to victims and active campaigns in Latin America.
Sep 20, 2026 · 2 min
US Treasury Tightens Scam SAR Reporting
The Treasury asked banks to improve suspicious activity reports tied to cyber scams and added a SAR keyword after losses near $13 billion.
Sep 18, 2026 · 3 min