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Surging Cyberattacks Boost Latin America to Riskiest Region

ID: 5aa2f8a8-805e-5484-95b9-97e10f608798

STIX ID: report--5aa2f8a8-805e-5484-95b9-97e10f608798

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-01-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Security vendors report Latin America and the Caribbean experienced a large year-over-year surge in cyberattacks (about 3,065 attacks/week and ~40% above global average), driven by ransomware and data-leak extortion, credential-stealing brokers, exploitation of edge devices, and increasing state-linked espionage and AI-enabled risks—impacting healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and governments.

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