Latin America now faces 2x more cyberattacks than U.S.

Nowhere in the world has cyber threat activity been growing faster than in Latin America, thanks in part to relatively rapid digital adoption on the part of businesses in the region, combined with relatively stagnant cybersecurity growth. 

Last year, researchers at Check Point tracked a 53% year-over-year rise in weekly cyberattacks in Latin America, and as of 2026, they confirmed it to be the most heavily targeted region on the planet.

In an updated, unpublished March 2026 threat report shared with Dark Reading, Check Point found that Latin American organizations currently face an average of around 3,100 cyber threats per week. By comparison, in recent months, their counterparts in the United States have averaged just under 1,500.

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