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#Unit 42

This archive brings together analysis, investigations, and alerts tied to Unit 42 threat intelligence, with an emphasis on campaigns, techniques, and actors affecting organizations across Latin America. Readers will find coverage of malware, phishing, intrusions, vulnerabilities, and defensive trends, all framed through a technical and regional lens.

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

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

Mexico, Brazil Face AI-Linked Intrusions

Unit 42 and other reports detail active campaigns in Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil using LLMs, NextChat and shared SOCKS5 relays.

Sep 8, 2026 · 5 min

Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador in CL-CRI-1131, 1163

Unit 42 tracked two AI-assisted intrusion clusters in Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil, using NextChat, Claude

Sep 7, 2026 · 38 min

Unit 42 Tracks CL-CRI-1131

Unit 42 found two AI-linked clusters targeting governments, water, and banks in Mexico, Ecuador, and Brazil since February 2026.

Sep 7, 2026 · 36 min

Mexico, Brazil campaigns hit by Unit 42

Unit 42 linked two active campaigns to transport, government, water, and financial targets in Mexico, Ecuador

Sep 5, 2026 · 4 min