Cyberattacks Intensify Pressure on Latin American Governments

The report documents a regional spike in cyberattacks against Latin American government agencies, reporting thousands of weekly attacks (≈3,050 per week region-wide; ≈4,200 against government entities) and citing incidents including a claimed compromise of multiple Mexican agencies exposing ~195 million identities and probes against Colombia’s health ministry. It highlights that financially motivated criminals (infostealers, banking trojans, initial-access brokers) are the main drivers, with growing risks from nation-state and hacktivist activity, and calls out systemic defensive weaknesses like legacy systems, insufficient cybersecurity staffing, and heavy reliance on email—encouraging prioritized remediation of exposed services and credential security.