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Latin American organizations face a sustained weekly cyberattack surge

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Latin American organizations are seeing a 53% year-over-year rise in weekly cyberattacks, and the region has become the most heavily targeted on the planet. The trend matters because it combines higher attack volume with a delivery mix that favors email phishing and high-pressure targeting of healthcare and financial services.

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  1. 05.03.2026 16:00 3 articles · 2mo ago

    Check Point flags Latin America as the most targeted region

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    In March 2026, Check Point reported that Latin American organizations were facing about 3,100 cyber threats per week, after a 53% year-over-year rise in regional attacks that made the region the most heavily targeted on the planet. The same analysis said malicious-file delivery in Latin America was dominated by email rather than the web, and that phishing, infostealers, banking malware, botnets, healthcare targeting, and financial services targeting were especially prominent across the region.

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