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 · 41 incident(s)
- LockBit Ransomware · 30 incident(s)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware · 14 incident(s)
- Cl0p Ransomware · 12 incident(s)
- Krybit Ransomware · 9 incident(s)
- Akira Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- INC Ransom Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- RansomHub Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- SafePay Ransomware · 8 incident(s)
- KillSec Ransomware · 6 incident(s)
- DragonForce Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Hunters International Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- Lamashtu Ransomware · 4 incident(s)
- 3AM Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- APT73 Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- Deadlock Ransomware · 3 incident(s)
- FunkSec 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)
- 0x00 Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- AiLock Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Arcus Media 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)
- Emperador Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Everest Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- FulcrumSec Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
- Kazu Ransomware · 1 incident(s)
Most targeted sectors
- Business & Professional Services 34 incident(s)
- Manufacturing 31 incident(s)
- Retail & Consumer 20 incident(s)
- Technology 19 incident(s)
- Healthcare 17 incident(s)
- Agriculture & Food 13 incident(s)
- Transportation & Logistics 13 incident(s)
- Government & Public Sector 9 incident(s)
- Energy & Utilities 8 incident(s)
- Hospitality & Tourism 8 incident(s)
- Education & Research 7 incident(s)
- Financial Services 6 incident(s)
Recent claimed incidents
- Revi Group 2026-10-23 · Other
- SEPIVER 2026-10-22
- Salauno 2026-10-19
- Grupo ABG 2026-10-15 · Manufacturing
- bienestarempresarial 2026-10-15 · Professional Services
- Comisión Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Victoria 2026-10-13 · Energy & Utilities
- Ladrillera Mecanizada 2026-10-09 · Manufacturing
- MCM Telecom 2026-10-08 · Technology
- Grupo Industrial Tauro 2026-10-05 · Manufacturing
- The Official Collegeof Architects of León (COAL) 2026-10-03 · Professional Services
- The Official College of Architects of León (COAL) 2026-10-02 · Professional Services
- LA PONDEROSA 2026-10-01 · Agriculture and Food Production
- Don Hierro 2026-09-30 · Manufacturing
- auromex.com 2026-09-28 · Manufacturing
- XICO 2026-09-27