Russia relies on hacker gangs to launch disruptive attacks against Western infrastructure, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an international investigative journalism organization specializing in organized crime, indicated on June 3. “Russia makes agreements with different Russian cybercriminal groups [...], in exchange for leniency on certain crimes, if [ … ]
Ecuador joins Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru among the Latin American countries hardest hit by cybercrime, and more specifically malware attacks. According to the latest Global Cybersecurity Index of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency, Ecuador ranks 119th out of 182 countries for vulnerability to cyberattacks. [ … ]
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) launched two new satellites, Carcará I and Carcará II, from Finnish satellite tech firm ICEYE, which use radar technology for ground surveillance and terrain observation. Images captured will be used to support the fight against narcotrafficking and illegal mining, as well as to determine river [ … ]
As the head of the Clan del Golfo faced narcotrafficking charges in New York following his extradition to the United States, Colombian authorities intensified their offensive against the criminal group to weaken it and capture its leaders. “The Clan del Golfo has been dealt the hardest blows since it emerged [ … ]
Sérgio Roberto de Carvalho, better known as the “Brazilian Pablo Escobar” or “Major Carvalho,” a former Brazilian service member, has been arrested in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, in a joint operation between Interpol, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF), and foreign agencies, Agência Brasil de Notícias reported. Carvalho, who was [ … ]
Russia is using its diplomats to spread falsehoods about the war in Ukraine, analysts warn. Russian embassies and consulates around the world are using Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms to spread lies about atrocities on the front. The diplomatic disinformation intensified after the European Union banned RT, Sputnik, and other [ … ]
The Colombian Navy continues its offensive against illegal mining throughout the national territory, reaffirming its commitment to preserving the nation’s resources and curbing the actions of transnational criminal organizations. As such, in late May, through a joint operation with the Army and the National Police, Navy units dealt a heavy [ … ]
One of the main projects of the Colombian Ministry of Defense, the unmanned aerial system (UAS) Quimbaya, 100 percent Colombian military technology, is about to conclude operational tests to begin surveillance, border control, and crime-fighting missions. “The system is currently in the fourth phase. We are finishing tests [...] of [ … ]
On December 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of State (DoS) announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Juan Carlos Valencia González, an alleged high-level member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The DoS considers the CJNG to be one [ … ]
Ecuador has been experiencing increased violence, including car bombs and prison riots, which have resulted in nearly 400 death in little more than a year, France 24 reported on May 25. “A series of factors such as geographic proximity to Colombia, a porous border, corruption, new criminal alliances, Mexican cartels, [ … ]
“I want to inform the country that thanks to Operation #Jaguar of our glorious @COL_EJERCITO [Colombian Army], in the municipality of Suárez, Cauca, Leider Johany Noscue, alias ‘Mayimbú,’ leader of FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia] dissident groups and one of Colombia’s most wanted criminals, was neutralized,” Colombian President Iván [ … ]
Peruvian Minister of Defense José Luis Gavidia Arrascue took office on February 1, 2022. As minister, his focus is on managing, coordinating, executing, and evaluating his country’s security and defense policy. Diálogo visited the Ministry of Defense in Lima to talk with Minister Gavidia about his defense policy and progress [ … ]
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