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SURVEY REVEALS LATIN AMERICA ’ S CYBERCRIME MAP
According to a survey by F5 Networks , Brazil is in seventh place in the ranking of cybercrimes with seven million attacks , while Argentina is in ninth place , with six million criminal actions . In addition , the study reveals that in the pandemic era , cybercriminals continue to scan remote access ports to break into businesses and governments .
F5 Networks , a company that works in solutions that guarantee the security and delivery of corporate applications , has announced the results of the Cyberattacks Targeting Latin America Survey , a report conducted by F5 Labs based on events during the months of January , February and April , 2021 .
Headquartered in Seattle , USA , F5 Labs is a division of F5 Networks that works 24 / 7 to identify threats that affect companies around the world ; the knowledge built by the F5 Labs experts is freely available on the portal . The study was carried out by the F5 Labs team of experts in conjunction with professionals from the US security company Effluxio .
The US leads the way as a point of origin for digital attacks against Latin America , with more than 50
Fraud actions against B2C or B2B transactional portals are advancing every day in our region .
million malwares sent in the first quarter of 2021 . In second place comes Lithuania , followed by China , Russia , Germany and France . In seventh position as the main source of contaminated traffic is Brazil , with seven million malwares . Next come the Netherlands , Argentina – with six million attacks – and the UK .
Ewerton Vieira , Director of Engineering Solutions , F5 Networks Latin America , said : “ These attacks can be of two types : DDoS or ransomware . In the case of ransomware , the attacks are often based on bots
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