Adversary Universe Podcast Inside the CrowdStrike 2025 Latin America Threat Landscape Report
Latin America has become a hotspot for cyber activity. Threat actors around the world, particularly eCriminals, are targeting organizations operating in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Latin America-based cybercriminals are emerging as well.
The CrowdStrike 2025 Latin America Threat Landscape Report provides key insights into this activity. In its pages, the CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations team details the eCrime, targeted intrusions, hacktivist disruptions, and cyber espionage targeting organizations that operate in Latin America. And in this episode of the Adversary Universe podcast, Adam and Cristian give listeners a snapshot of the key findings. These include:
- A 15% increase in Latin America-based victims named on data extortion and ransomware leak sites in 2024
- Over one billion credentials leaked from Latin American organizations last year
- The evolving presence of eCriminals such as OCULAR SPIDER
- The activity of nation-state adversaries such as LIMINAL PANDA and VIXEN PANDA, both linked to China
Tune in to learn how this report came to be and understand some of the critical trends shaping the Latin America threat landscape. And of course, check out the report to learn all the details.
Links:
Read the CrowdStrike 2025 Latin America Threat Landscape Report:
https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/resources/reports/latam-threat-landscape-report/
Listen to our full episode on OCULAR SPIDER, referenced in this episode:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gJMkVKuSfKhqSAHwMb7NX?si=cf2e453ebc0843a5
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