Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

The Latin American nation's cybersecurity plan — still in the expansion phase — has to survive its own knockout round during the FIFA World Cup.

Banks and financial institutions in Latin American countries like Brazil and Mexico have continued to be the target of a malware family called JanelaRAT

Also: Clorox Sues IT Vendor Over Password BlunderThis week, XSS forum admin arrested, Clorox sued Cognizant, Lumma Stealer is back, NY regulates water, U.S. maritime cybersecurity rules in effect, new Coyote banking Trojan, a hacker nabbed details of Mexico City auxiliary police, Latin America cyberattacks, and World Leaks stole synthetic data.

Also: Clorox Sues IT Vendor Over Password BlunderThis week, XSS forum admin arrested, Clorox sued Cognizant, Lumma Stealer is back, NY regulates water, U.S. maritime cybersecurity rules in effect, new Coyote banking Trojan, a hacker nabbed details of Mexico City auxiliary police, Latin America cyberattacks, and World Leaks stole synthetic data.

New Report Says Mexican Cartel Hired Hacker to Identify, Track and Kill FBI SourcesA Justice Department watchdog found a Mexican cartel hired a hacker to tap mobile data and Mexico City cameras, helping track, intimidate and kill potential U.S. informants linked to El Chapo while calling for reforms to protect sensitive investigations from rapidly evolving technology threats.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign that's being used to distribute malware called Horabot targeting Windows users in Latin American countries like Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina

The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a trade group in the United States and a research institute in Mexico to deliver its flagship backdoor SparrowDoor and ShadowPad

Also: Interpol Says 'Pig Butchering' Shames Victims, A Data Leak Scandal in MexicoThis week, U.S. asks Israel to extradite an alleged LockBit coder, don't say "pig butchering," and an Apache Struts flaw. A hunt for alleged data thieves in Mexico, Europe probes TikTok and Netfilix fined 4.75 million. A ransomware attack against Texas medical centers and a credit union breach.

Mispadu Trojan Is Compromising Windows Security, Posing Threat to Banking SystemsThe novel variant of the banking Trojan Mispadu is targeting Latin American countries, especially Mexico, by exploiting a flaw in Windows SmartScreen. In this latest distribution method, the attackers send spam emails that deliver deceptive URL files that circumvent the SmartScreen banner warning.

An active malware campaign targeting Latin America is dispensing a new variant of a banking trojan called BBTok, particularly users in Brazil and Mexico

Tax-paying individuals in Mexico and Chile have been targeted by a Mexico-based cybercrime group that goes by the name Fenix to breach targeted networks and steal valuable data

These included a number of government websites: 105 in Chile, 431 in Mexico and 265 in Peru

A banking trojan dubbed Mispadu has been linked to multiple spam campaigns targeting countries like Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal with the goal of stealing credentials and delivering other payloads

SANS Institute meets fast-growing demand for cyber security training in Latin America Sponsored Post The scale of cybersecurity threats facing Latin America was brought into focus by recently when it published details of NICKEL, a "China-based threat actor". The malware was used to attack global organisations with "a large amount of activity" targeting Central and South America, including Mexico and Brazil.…

Cybersecurity researchers have reported an increase in TrueBot infections, primarily targeting Mexico, Brazil, Pakistan, and the U.S

Hackers tied to the North Korean government have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor known as Dtrack targeting a wide range of industries in Germany, Brazil, India, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the U.S