Mexico — Cyber Threat Profile
Mexico maintains a moderately mature cybersecurity posture supported by its National Cybersecurity Strategy and federal institutional coordination mechanisms. National priorities focus on critical infrastructure protection, financial system security, and combating cybercrime. Mexico operates national incident response capabilities and collaborates closely with international partners, particularly the United States, on cyber defense initiatives. The country faces a mix of organized cybercrime, ransomware, and espionage targeting energy and government sectors. Continued investment in legislative frameworks, workforce development, and public-private intelligence sharing is strengthening national cyber resilience.- National CERT/CSIRT: CERT-MX
- Data protection authority: Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno (SABG) (source: CNIL)
- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.98 / 100, #33 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 531.7 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2024): 83.1% of population (source: World Bank)
Latest Mexico coverage
- Mexico is suddenly all over the ransomware leak sites 2026-08-22 · Cyber Incidents
- Rented phishing kit uses AI to call Mexican bank victims 2026-08-19 · AI Security
- Hackers hijack Mexican bank customers with a hands-on fraud toolkit 2026-07-08 · Cyber Incidents
- Leaked attacker server reveals an advanced intrusion campaign across Mexico 2026-06-17 · Cyber Incidents
- Hackers abuse GitHub to phish customers of a dozen Mexican banks 2026-06-17 · Cyber Incidents
Threat actors targeting Mexico
- APT28 APT
- FIN13 APT
- Qilin Ransomware · 34 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 29 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 12 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 10 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- KillSec Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- 3AM Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- APT73 Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- FunkSec Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Lamashtu Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- NightSpire Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Trigona Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- 8Base Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Dire Wolf Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Rhysida Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Sarcoma Ransomware · 2 incident(s)
- Stormous Hacktivist · 2 incident(s)
- AiLock Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Booba Project Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- BravoX Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Cactus Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Chaos Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Crypto24 Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Dark Project Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Everest Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- FulcrumSec Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Kazu Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- L Group Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- M3rx Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Medusa Ransomware Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
Most targeted sectors
- Business & Professional Services 31 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 24 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 18 incident(s)
- Healthcare 17 incident(s)
- Technology 17 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 13 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 12 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 8 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 8 incident(s)
- Education & Research 7 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 7 incident(s)
- Financial Services 6 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- Mega Velocity 2026-09-05 · Transportation
- Trucka 2026-09-02 · Transportation
- tum.com.mx 2026-09-01 · Education
- Transportes Montejo S.A.S. 2026-09-01 · Transportation
- Servicios Aereos Estrella 2026-08-30 · Transportation
- Nutrypollo 2026-08-30 · Agriculture and Food Production
- American Plan Administrators 2026-08-29
- wittmann 2026-08-29 · Manufacturing
- Cosmocolor SA de CV 2026-08-28 · Manufacturing
- Servifruit 2026-08-27 · Agriculture and Food Production
- Federis Abogados 2026-08-24 · Professional Services
- ConsultorioMovil: Telemedicine and Healthcare System 2026-08-23 · Healthcare
- Quaker State Mexico 2026-08-21 · Energy & Utilities
- iSON XPERIENCES 2026-08-21 · Hospitality
- Cinépolis 2026-08-21 · Hospitality