Back to Feed
BreachesMay 27, 2026

Latin American Cybercriminals Hoover Up Government Data

Cybercriminals leak 5.8 million Uruguayan citizen records from government agencies.

Summary

A data breach has exposed 5.8 million records of Uruguayan citizens, marking the latest in a pattern of attacks where Latin American cybercriminals target government agencies to monetize stolen citizen data. The incident highlights a growing trend of threat actors systematically harvesting personal information from state databases for sale on underground markets.

Entities

Government databases (technology)