• About Us
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Investigations
  • Countries
  • Criminal Economies
  • Criminal Dynamics
  • Public Policy
  • Criminal Profiles
  • English
  • Español
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
  • English
  • Español
  • Investigations
  • News Analysis
  • Podcasts
  • About Us
  • Work With Us
  • Events

Countries:

  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • El Salvador
  • See All

Topics:

  • Criminal Economies
  • Criminal Dynamics
  • Criminal Profiles
  • Public Policy

Other InSight Resources

  • Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory

Please Support Our Mission:

Donate
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

  • English
  • Español
  • Investigations
  • News Analysis
  • Podcasts
  • About Us
  • Work With Us
  • Events

Countries:

  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • El Salvador
  • See All

Topics:

  • Criminal Economies
  • Criminal Dynamics
  • Criminal Profiles
  • Public Policy

Other InSight Resources

  • Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory

Please Support Our Mission:

Donate
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Skip to content
InSight Crime

InSight Crime

INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZED CRIME

  • About Us
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Investigations
  • Countries
  • Criminal Economies
  • Criminal Dynamics
  • Public Policy
  • Criminal Profiles
  • English
  • Español

Cybercrime

Posted inNews Brazil

Kidnapping Data for Ransom Is a Booming Business in Brazil

by Christopher Newton 3 Jul 20243 Jul 2024
Cryptocurrency, Tether
Posted inNews Cybercrime

US Crypto Money Laundering Indictment Reflects Increased Enforcement Efforts

by Marley Markham 9 May 20249 May 2024
Deepfakes can produce audio that closely mimics real humans, providing opportunities for impersonation scammers.
Posted inNews Cybercrime

Fraud Groups Use Deepfakes to Enhance Imitation Scams in Peru 

by Gavin Voss 21 Jul 202313 Oct 2023
Golden bitcoin replica on computer circuit board. This file is cleaned and retouched.
Posted inNews Cybercrime

Digital Wild West: Latin America Unprepared for Crypto-Crime

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 23 Nov 20223 May 2024
Computer code on a screen with a skull
Posted inNews Cybercrime

How Russian Cybercrime Group, Conti, Terrorized Latin America and Vanished

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 27 Jun 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

From Copper Theft to Ransomware – Chile’s Criminal Challenges Begin to Mount

by Chris Dalby 1 Jun 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

Ransomware Built in Venezuela Used to Target Institutions Across Latin America

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 24 May 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

Major Ransomware Attacks in Peru and Costa Rica Spell More Trouble for Region

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 3 May 202213 Oct 2023
Police lead a group of arrested men out of a building
Posted inNews

Dominican Republic Cybercrime Ring Shows Extent of Caribbean’s Financial Fraud Crisis

by Henry Shuldiner 9 Mar 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

How Criminals Take Advantage of Venezuela’s Food Aid System

Avatar photo by Venezuela Investigative Unit 31 Jan 202213 Oct 2023
The words Ministério da Saúde meaning Health Ministry, on the wall of the Brazilian Health Ministry in Brasilia
Posted inNews Cybercrime

Latin American Governments Easy Prey for Ransomware During COVID-19

by Anastasia Austin 5 Jan 202213 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

Pins and Needles: How Credit Card Fraud Works in Latin America

by Chris Dalby 15 Dec 202111 Jun 2024

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 6 Older posts

Stay Informed With InSight Crime

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a weekly digest of the latest organized crime news and stay up-to-date on major events, trends, and criminal dynamics from across the region.

We go into the field to interview, report, and investigate. We then verify, write, and edit, providing the tools to generate real impact.

Our work is costly and high risk. Please support our mission investigating organized crime.

Donate

We go into the field to interview, report, and investigate. We then verify, write, and edit, providing the tools to generate real impact.

Our work is costly and high risk. Please support our mission investigating organized crime.

Donate
  • About Us
  • Work With Us
  • Investigations
  • Latest News Analysis
  • Podcasts
  • Events
  • Countries
  • Criminal Economies
  • Criminal Dynamics
  • Public Policy
  • Criminal Profiles
  • Information Processing Policies
  • Privacy policy
  • Refund policy
  • Contact us

Sponsored by

Member of

© 2024 InSight Crime Powered by Newspack
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube

Download the full report (PDF)

Subscribe to InSight Crime's weekly newsletter(Required)
This information will be used solely by Insight Crime for internal analysis. Your personal data will not be shared with third parties.