The Panorama of Threats in Latin America 2021 indicates that the vertiginous growth of cyberattacks is reflected in all the countries of the region, with the exception of Costa Rica.
The cyberattacks in Latin America were up 24% so far this
year compared to the first 8 months of 2020, according to a report Tuesday in
which he warned of the growing threat of malware to spy on the couple and
remote access intrusion “apps”.

The Panorama of Threats in Latin America 2021, prepared by the Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky and presented on Tuesday in a virtual press conference, indicates that the vertiginous growth of cyberattacks is reflected in all the countries of the region, with the exception of Costa Rica, which registered a slight increase of 2%.
The rebound, which occurs in the midst of a telework boom
due to the pandemic, is led by Ecuador, with an increase of 75%, followed by
Peru (+ 71%), Panama (+ 60%), Guatemala (+43 %) and Venezuela (+ 29%),
according to the report based on data obtained by Kaspersky solutions installed
in users in the region.
Central America in the crosshairs
The Top 20 malware (malicious programs) generates an average
of 35 attacks per second in the region, with Brazil leading (1,390 infection
attempts per minute), followed by Mexico (299 per minute), Peru (96), Ecuador
(89) and Colombia (87).
”Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama suffered two attack
explosions, one in February and the other in June. We do not know why, but it
was detected that criminals are putting a lot of interest in these three
countries ”, says Dmitry Bestuzhev, director of the Kaspersky Research and
Analysis Team for Latin America.
This, adds the expert, shows that the target of criminals is
shifting to countries that are not so large in terms of population size.