#extorsión
This archive brings together reporting on digital threats that seek payment, pressure victims, and exploit exposed data or systems across Latin America. It includes coverage of campaigns, coercive tactics, operational impacts, and the defensive responses adopted by organizations and authorities.
Peru moves to punish election bots
Ahora Nación filed a bill in Congress to penalize bot and troll networks used in election campaigns, with prison terms of up to 8 years.
Sep 17, 2026 · 4 min
San Luis Potosí reports extortion after hack
San Luis Potosí City Hall said 2.9 GB of data and more than 15,000 documents were stolen, then reported an extortion attempt.
Aug 29, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil Tops Public-Sector Ransomware Attacks
Brazil accounts for 51% of public-sector ransomware attacks in Latin America as DragonForce scales extortion with RaaS and stolen data.
Jul 22, 2026 · 2 min