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)