#deepfakes
Here you'll find reporting on synthetic media used to impersonate people, alter audio and video, and support fraud, disinformation, or extortion campaigns across Latin America. The coverage also looks at what this means for organizations, public agencies, and users, including identity verification, incident response, and the legal and forensic challenges tied to these attacks.
Uruguay warns of deepfake scams and fake police
Uruguay warned about deepfakes while investigating scams in Maldonado and Montevideo involving fake police who pushed loans
Oct 22, 2026 · 2 min
Latin America sees rise in digital fraud
Reports from TransUnion, Zimperium and Sovos point to more digital fraud in Latin America, with mobile malware, phishing and deepfakes in focus.
Oct 22, 2026 · 3 min
Uruguay joins Interpol deepfake campaign
Uruguay joined an Interpol campaign warning about deepfakes and malicious AI use.
Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min
Deepfakes and phishing pressure LATAM firms
Colombia, Peru and Mexico face AI-driven fraud and corporate scams, while Ecuador weighs how to classify it in its penal code.
Oct 21, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil identity fraud attempts rise 32.9%
Serasa detected 2.86 million fraud attempts in Brazil from January to June 2026. Financial services and payments led the cases.
Oct 15, 2026 · 2 min
Mexico: AI Fraud and Digital Defense
A doctor says his voice and image were cloned to sell medicine. Broxel says it uses AI to detect digital fraud.
Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min
Buenos Aires school deepfakes prompt probe
Students in Lomas de Zamora were accused of sharing AI-made sexual images of classmates. Investigators are tracking how far the material spread.
Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min
Argentina lacks sexual deepfake offense
Chequado says Argentina still has no specific criminal offense for sexual deepfakes, though a 2025 court read existing law more broadly.
Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min
OpenAI Flags Russian Influence Ops in Argentina
OpenAI said it suspended Russian accounts tied to an AI-driven influence operation in Latin America, with Argentina among the targets.
Oct 9, 2026 · 4 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
Latin America: AI in one in five cyberattacks
IBM said AI aided one in five cyberattacks in Latin America, with deepfakes and AI-powered malware among the main uses.
Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min
IBM says 1 in 5 attacks in LATAM used AI
IBM said nearly 19% of malicious attacks in Latin America were AI-enabled. The average breach cost was $4.65 million.
Sep 23, 2026 · 4 min
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
Colombia Advances Three Data Bills
Congress took up three measures on critical infrastructure, digital protection and video evidence, including a bill on critical services.
Sep 21, 2026 · 3 min
Chile Approves Deepfake Bill
Chile’s lower house advanced a deepfake bill with fines, 72-hour takedowns, and court-ordered removal
Sep 19, 2026 · 3 min
Chile delays Personal Data Law to 2027
Chile asked to delay Law 21,719 until Dec. 1, 2027 and change the Personal Data Protection Agency.
Sep 17, 2026 · 4 min
Chile approves anti-deepfake law
Chile’s lower house approved a bill on deepfakes, with fines, mandatory labels and a 72-hour takedown rule.
Sep 17, 2026 · 4 min
AI cuts phishing and fraud costs in Latin America
Experts say AI is making phishing, voice cloning and fraud cheaper across the region, while also improving cyber defense.
Sep 15, 2026 · 4 min
Chile approves anti-deepfake bill, weighs data delay
Chile’s lower house advanced an anti-deepfake bill, while the government considers delaying the new data protection law by one year.
Aug 31, 2026 · 3 min
Latin America sees bank fraud tied to deepfakes
Banks and users in Latin America face impersonation, deepfakes and caller ID spoofing, with fraud attempts and official alerts.
Aug 30, 2026 · 3 min