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#smishing

This tag brings together reporting on text-message scams and other mobile social-engineering schemes designed to steal credentials, push fraudulent payments, or deliver malware. Readers will find analysis of impersonation tactics, prevention efforts, security advisories, and the effect these attacks have on users, businesses, and institutions across Latin America.

Chile: ransomware.live flags Army

ransomware.live links Chile’s Army to Rhysida and ties seit.cl to Apt73, but offers no technical details or official confirmation.

Aug 2, 2026 · 1 min

Latin America bank fraud scales up

Phishing, vishing, smishing and deepfakes are driving bank fraud across Latin America, with fallout in Chile, Brazil, Mexico

Aug 1, 2026 · 4 min