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
- 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 · 23 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 10 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 10 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 9 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 5 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Nova Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- 3AM Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- APT73 Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Hunters International 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)
- Coinbase Cartel Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Crypto24 Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Global Secret Group Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Handala Hacktivist · 1 incident(s)
- KillSec Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Krybit 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)
- APT-C-36 APT
- Packrat APT
Most targeted sectors
- Healthcare 12 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 11 incident(s)
- Business & Professional Services 10 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 10 incident(s)
- Technology 7 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 5 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 4 incident(s)
- Financial Services 4 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 4 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 4 incident(s)
- Education & Research 3 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 3 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- www.amca.org.ar 2026-08-15 · Professional Services
- APSA Internacional S.A. 2026-08-11 · Professional Services
- psec.com.ar 2026-08-07 · Technology
- Vemec 2026-08-07 · Manufacturing
- atp.chaco.gob.ar 2026-08-07 · Government & Defense
- Oleoductos del Valle 2026-08-04 · Energy & Utilities
- Micropack 2026-08-03 · Manufacturing
- Gran valle negocios 2026-07-28 · Other
- La Sevillanita 2026-07-26 · Hospitality
- Relesa 2026-07-25 · Other
- Ejército Argentino 2026-07-24 · Government & Defense
- Oldelval Oleoductos del Valle 2026-07-23 · Energy & Utilities
- Record Go Alquiler 2026-07-23 · Hospitality
- Canal 9 Litoral 2026-07-22 · Telecommunication
- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata 2026-07-20 · Education