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This archive brings together reporting on threats, defenses, and the decisions shaping security for organizations, governments, and users across Latin America. Readers will find incident analysis, attack trends, crisis response, regulation, data protection, and practical coverage of how teams are strengthening digital safeguards in the region.

BCP: Seven banks face 11 sanctions

The BCP sanctions registry lists 11 concluded administrative cases against seven banks in Paraguay, tied to regulatory breaches, not cybersecurity.

Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min

Peru's BCRP and SBS tighten payment rules

Peru's BCRP and SBS set new rules for digital payments and open finance, with security, consent and transition deadlines.

Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min

Brazil Police Probe Ransomware Group

Federal Police launched Operation Insidioso after a July attack with sensitive data theft and possible intrusion and extortion charges.

Oct 8, 2026 · 2 min

Guatemala, Costa Rica advance data laws

Guatemala issued a favorable opinion on Initiative 6347, while Costa Rica seeks fines for storing personal data without encryption.

Oct 8, 2026 · 2 min

Chile warns of phishing targeting banks

Chile’s PDI and prosecutors warned of phishing using cloned bank and retail sites to steal credentials and verification codes.

Oct 7, 2026 · 2 min

OpenAI, Google and LATAM face AI attacks

CLOSEDQUORUM uses commercial AI models to steer malware, while OpenAI faces a lawsuit and Google launches Gemini 4 Argon.

Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min

US sanctions Tren de Aragua-linked network

The United States sanctioned 10 people and entities tied to a financial network linked to Tren de Aragua, accused of ATM hacks.

Oct 5, 2026 · 2 min

Mexico SABG flags IMSS and SAT data lapses

Mexico’s anti-corruption office found data protection failures at public agencies, including IMSS, SHF and SAT, and ordered fixes.

Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min

Peru's BCRP sets rules for digital payments

The BCRP approved a digital payment acceptance rulebook with new requirements on risk, fraud, security

Oct 4, 2026 · 2 min

Brazil advances AI data rules

Brazil’s lower house approved changes to the Civil Rights Framework for data used by AI. A cyber law bill is still moving through the Senate.

Oct 4, 2026 · 2 min

Brazil expands cyber drill across transport

Guardião Cibernético 8.0 expanded to 300 organizations, 14 countries and drills on energy, transport, health and nuclear sectors.

Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min

Banxico, CNBV to Set Digital Payment Rules

Mexico's digital payments bill adds CURP Digital, public-service payments, and powers for SHCP to define sectors where only digital payment is allowed.

Oct 2, 2026 · 4 min

BCRA, Banxico and CNBV tighten digital controls

Argentina set a one-hour alert for critical cyber incidents. In Mexico, Banxico boosted security spending and CNBV focused on preventive controls.

Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min

Brazil appears in daily ransomware log

Ransom-DB logged Brazil among several ransomware targets, while a SAFEPAY report cited a case in Mexico.

Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min

Honduras to Take Cybersecurity Law to Congress

Honduras plans to send a cybersecurity law and a bill tied to a cyber defense center to Congress before the end of 2026.

Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min

Mexico and Honduras report fraud with AI

Reports in Mexico and Honduras show fraud, ransomware and AI deepfakes, alongside new uses of AI for monitoring

Oct 1, 2026 · 3 min

Banxico spent 1.06 billion pesos on cybersecurity

Banxico spent 1.0615 billion pesos on cybersecurity over 11 years, including cyber resilience, policies, and incident detection.

Oct 1, 2026 · 2 min

Colombia's 2026C Bill 282 Adds Duties

Colombia’s Bill 282 of 2026C would add data breach reporting within 72 hours, new obligations and extraterritorial reach.

Sep 30, 2026 · 2 min

Argentina adds cybersecurity to national security system

Argentina sent Congress a 133-article bill that adds cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection to the new national security system.

Sep 30, 2026 · 3 min

SBS authorizes pension contributions via wallets

Peru’s SBS now allows digital wallets, apps and bank agents for pension contributions, with required risk and cyber controls.

Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min