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🏴‍☠️ Nightmare at the Vet: Brazilian Animal Hospital Hit by Ruthless Ransomware Attack

18 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

Hospital Vet Diadema 24h, a 24-hour animal hospital in Brazil, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Patient data and operations were disrupted, highlighting the growing cyber threat to healthcare and veterinary institutions.

Assembly Wars Reignite: NASM Syntax Comes to 8-Bit Classics

17 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

A new open-source SDK is bringing NASM-style assembly to classic 8-bit computers, uniting old architectures under a modern, familiar syntax and sparking a fresh wave of retrocoding innovation.

🏴‍☠️ Thegentlemen Ransomware Hits Colombian Pharma Firm BCN Medical

16 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

Thegentlemen ransomware group has claimed a cyberattack on Colombian pharmaceutical distributor BCN Medical, highlighting growing risks to essential healthcare supply chains.

🏴‍☠️ Thegentlemen Ransomware Strikes Bogotá’s Canal Capital: Public Media Under Threat

16 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

Colombia’s public broadcaster Canal Capital has fallen victim to Thegentlemen ransomware gang, highlighting the increasing risk faced by civic institutions in Latin America. Find out how the attack unfolded and what it means for public media security.

🏴‍☠️ Thegentlemen Ransomware Hits Corporación Colina: Community Services Disrupted

16 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

Thegentlemen ransomware group has attacked Corporación Colina, jeopardizing essential municipal health and education services in Chile. Learn about the impact, context, and what this means for public sector cybersecurity.

🏴‍☠️ Ransomware Hits Venezuelan Healthcare: Thegentlemen Target Centro de Especialidades

16 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

Centro de Especialidades Anzoátegui, a major Venezuelan medical center, has been targeted by Thegentlemen ransomware group, raising serious concerns about healthcare cybersecurity in Latin America.

Hijack in a Heartbeat: How PixRevolution Trojan Is Stealing Brazilians’ Payments

14 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

A new Android banking Trojan called PixRevolution is hijacking real-time Pix payments in Brazil, using AI and social engineering to outsmart both users and banks. Discover how this attack unfolds and what it means for the future of mobile banking security.

VENON Malware: Rust-Based Trojan Hits 33 Brazilian Banks with AI-Driven Credential Theft

13 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

VENON, a sophisticated malware written in Rust and enhanced by AI, is targeting 33 major Brazilian banks. Using fake overlays, shortcut hijacking, and advanced evasion, VENON marks a dangerous evolution in Latin American cybercrime.

🏴‍☠️ Akira Ransomware Hits Mh Soluciones: 85GB Data Leak Looms

12 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

Akira ransomware gang has targeted Mh Soluciones, threatening to leak 85GB of sensitive data, including employee IDs, government contracts, and client records. The breach underscores the growing risk to supply chain providers.

BeatBanker Malware: Audio-Based Persistence and Crypto Theft Exposed

12 Mar 2026 news 🌍 South America

BeatBanker is a new Android malware campaign that uses a unique audio-based persistence mechanism to steal banking credentials, hijack crypto wallets, and mine Monero on victims’ devices. Discover how this sophisticated threat operates and how to protect yourself.