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Latin America and the Caribbean Cybercrime Landscape
A 2025 report from Insikt Group analyzes cybercrime trends across Latin America and the Caribbean, finding that financially motivated threat actors primarily use Telegram and dark web forums to conduct ransomware attacks, phishing campaigns, and malware distribution. Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina faced the most targeting, with healthcare, finance, and government sectors particularly vulnerable due to legacy systems and operational urgency. The region experienced 452 ransomware incidents in 2025, with banking trojans and infostealers like LummaC2 and Vidar actively exploited against financial institutions.
Why it matters: Security practitioners managing infrastructure, cloud deployments, or financial systems in LAC countries should prioritize implementing strong access controls, multi-factor authentication, and endpoint security given the documented prevalence of ransomware, banking trojans, and social engineering attacks targeting their region's critical sectors.
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