Argentina — Cyber Threat Profile
Argentina maintains a moderately developed cybersecurity posture anchored in public sector digitalization and financial system protection requirements. National cyber authorities coordinate incident response, critical infrastructure defense, and cybercrime enforcement. The country faces a mix of financially motivated attacks and periodic state-sponsored espionage targeting government, energy, and scientific sectors. Regional geopolitical positioning and participation in multilateral forums elevate its strategic relevance. Continued investment in national CERT capabilities, legal frameworks, and public-private information sharing is strengthening Argentina's cyber defense maturity and operational coordination.- National CERT/CSIRT: CERT.ar (Equipo de Respuesta ante Emergencias Informáticas)
- Data protection authority: Dirección Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales (PDP) (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.14 / 100, #83 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 5,453.4 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 89.7% of population (source: World Bank)
Latest Argentina coverage
- Qilin ransomware lists Argentina's army on its leak site 2026-07-25 · Ransomware
Threat actors targeting Argentina
- Salt Typhoon APT
- Qilin Ransomware · 28 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 11 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Nova Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- 3AM Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- APT73 Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Coinbase Cartel Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- L Group Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Play Ransomware Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Rhysida Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Stormous Hacktivist · 2 incident(s)
- BianLian Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Blackwater Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Crypto24 Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Emperador Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Global Secret Group Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Handala Hacktivist · 1 incident(s)
- Kazu Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- KillSec Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- M3rx Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Medusa Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Meow Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Money Message Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- RansomHouse Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- TiMc Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Vexy Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- APT-C-36 APT
- Packrat APT
Most targeted sectors
- Agriculture & Food 13 incident(s)
- Healthcare 13 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 13 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 12 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 11 incident(s)
- Technology 10 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 7 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 6 incident(s)
- Financial Services 5 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 5 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 4 incident(s)
- Construction 3 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- contreras.com.ar 2026-09-08
- cannonpuntana.com 2026-09-08
- Drogueria Saporiti Sacifia 2026-09-07 · Retail & E-Commerce
- LIBRERIA SANTA FE A P S SRL 2026-09-07 · Retail & E-Commerce
- Judicial Branch of the Province of Jujuy 2026-09-05 · Government & Defense
- Inmac 2026-08-31 · Retail & E-Commerce
- Tecno Accion 2026-08-30 · Technology
- Neumaticos Corral S.A. 2026-08-29 · Manufacturing
- Open Sports 2026-08-27 · Retail & E-Commerce
- Sanatorio Modelo de Caseros 2026-08-26 · Healthcare
- Criba 2026-08-24 · Technology
- Instituto Ferrero de Neurología y Sueño 2026-08-23 · Healthcare
- Flecha Bus 2026-08-22 · Transportation
- Rosedal Automotores S.R.L. 2026-08-19 · Retail & E-Commerce
- www.amca.org.ar 2026-08-15 · Professional Services