# Cyber Target

> Independent global intelligence on fraud and scams, phishing, ransomware, data breaches, data protection law (LGPD, GDPR, US state privacy laws), cybercrime law and money laundering (AML/CFT). Focus on the United States and Brazil with a global view (Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania). Every item lists date, country, sector, type, impact and a link to its original source. Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic.

The incident radar is scanned every day before dawn (Brazil time). Indicators come from public reports such as FBI IC3, FTC Consumer Sentinel, IBM Cost of a Data Breach, Verizon DBIR, APWG, Febraban, Banco Central do Brasil, ANPD, COAF, FinCEN and FATF, each with a link to the report.

## Language versions
- [en](https://cybertarget.live/en): Cyber Target — Fraud, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Privacy and AML Intelligence
- [pt-BR](https://cybertarget.live/pt): Cyber Target — Inteligência em fraudes, cibersegurança, vazamentos, LGPD e lavagem de dinheiro
- [es-MX](https://cybertarget.live/es): Cyber Target — Inteligencia en fraude, ciberseguridad, filtraciones, privacidad y lavado de dinero
- [fr](https://cybertarget.live/fr): Cyber Target — Renseignement sur la fraude, la cybersécurité, les fuites de données, la vie privée et le blanchiment
- [zh-CN](https://cybertarget.live/zh): Cyber Target — 欺诈、网络安全、数据泄露、隐私与反洗钱情报
- [ar](https://cybertarget.live/ar): Cyber Target — استخبارات الاحتيال والأمن السيبراني وتسريب البيانات والخصوصية ومكافحة غسل الأموال

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://cybertarget.live/llms-full.txt): every article in full, plus the regulation table

## Data (JSON, free to cite with attribution)
- [Incidents](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?collection=incidents): multilingual title (t) and context (x), date (d), region (r), country (c), sector (s), type (k: breach, ransomware, fraud, phishing, crypto, ai, fine, regulation, aml, operation), records affected (rec), value text (v), value in US$ millions (usd) and source URL (url)
- [Articles](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?collection=articles): SEO articles and security guides
- [Statistics](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?path=meta/stats): fraud losses, breach costs, ransomware, phishing and market series by country
- [Regulation by country](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?path=meta/laws): data protection laws, authorities, fines, notification deadlines, cybercrimes and penalties
- [Money laundering](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?path=meta/aml): AML laws, FIUs, penalties, thresholds and FATF status by country
- [Market players](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?path=meta/players): cybersecurity, fraud prevention, privacy and AML companies, deals and funding
- [Crypto](https://cybertarget.live/api/docs?path=meta/crypto): stablecoins, hacks, scams, token sales and crypto rules by country

## Regulation snapshot
- Brazil: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- United States: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Mexico: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Colombia: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Chile: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Argentina: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Peru: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Uruguay: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- European Union: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Germany: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- France: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Italy: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- United Kingdom: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- India: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- China: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Japan: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Singapore: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- South Korea: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]
- Australia: [object Object] — [object Object] — max fine [object Object]

## Latest incidents
- 2026-10-29 — Binance hit by ~US$6.3bn crypto theft attributed to North Korea (~US$ 6,3 bi) — https://therecord.media/binance-hit-by-record-6-billion-crypto-hack
- 2026-10-29 — Polymarket loses over US$2.1m to wallet drainer via DebugBear (> US$ 2,1 mi) — https://therecord.media/polymarket-confirms-cyberattack-third-party
- 2026-10-28 — Burger King Japan exposes 11 million records — https://therecord.media/japan-airlines-warns-of-breach-country-grapples-with-incidents
- 2026-10-28 — Brasscom: cybersecurity investment in Brazil to reach R$25.6bn in 2026 (R$ 25,6 bi (2026)) — https://teletime.com.br/28/10/2026/investimentos-ciberseguranca-brasscom/
- 2026-10-28 — Sony Network Communications: So-net ISP breach exposes 2.6 million records — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/28/sony-network-communications-data-breach-so-net/
- 2026-10-28 — Japan Airlines warns of Amadeus-linked breach affecting 92,000 customers — https://therecord.media/japan-airlines-warns-of-breach-country-grapples-with-incidents
- 2026-10-28 — Belgium: cyberattack suspends MyMinfin ahead of tax deadline — https://therecord.media/cyberattack-disrupts-belgian-tax-services-before-deadline
- 2026-10-27 — University of Copenhagen breach affects 525,000 people — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/tag/data-breach/
- 2026-10-26 — Ransomware at New Mexico hospital diverts ambulances, cancels surgeries — https://therecord.media/new-mexico-cyberattack-hospital
- 2026-10-25 — Russia: cyberattack shuts Poryadok stores for five days (48 lojas; 5 dias offline) — https://therecord.media/russian-home-goods-chain-faces-disruptions
- 2026-10-23 — Capcom breach exposes 11.7 million accounts — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/23/capcom-id-data-breach-11-million-records-exposed/
- 2026-10-22 — Quest Diagnostics: Quanum LSM intrusion hits patient data — https://therecord.media/quest-diagnostics-network-intrusion
- 2026-10-19 — Russia: FirstVDS hosting hit via VMmanager 6 flaw — https://therecord.media/russia-cyberattack-firstvds-cloud
- 2026-10-19 — Ahold Delhaize cyberattack takes systems offline, halts e-commerce — https://therecord.media/ahold-delhaize-cyberattack-grocery
- 2026-10-07 — ASOS notifies customers of data breach via app — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/07/asos-data-breach-app-notification/
- 2026-10-06 — Denmark: CPR population register breach affects 8.8 million — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/tag/data-breach/
- 2026-10-01 — Pentagon breach affects more than 3 million people (> 3 mi de pessoas) — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/tag/data-breach/
- 2026-09-29 — Poland: SQL injection in Qbusoft medical software exposes patients — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/29/qbusoft-medyc-data-breach-poland/
- 2026-09-21 — Japan: Helpfeel's Gyazo flaw exposes 23.6 million users — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/21/helpfeel-gyazo-data-breach/
- 2026-09-16 — CenterPoint Energy probes breach after hacker claims — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/16/centerpoint-energy-data-breach-hacker-claims/
- 2026-09-14 — Revolut confirms customer data breach — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/14/revolut-data-breach-privacy/
- 2026-09-11 — IDScan.net leak exposes 153 million driver's licenses — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/11/idscan-net-data-breach-153-million-drivers-licenses/
- 2026-09-08 — Trezor: shipping partner breach fuels phishing attacks — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/08/trezor-shipping-partner-breach-phishing-attacks/
- 2026-09-08 — Australia: Metabase flaw exposes over 1 million Mathspace students and parents (> 1 mi de pessoas) — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/08/mathspace-data-breach-metabase-vulnerability/
- 2026-09-03 — Thomson Reuters reveals breach exposing US and Canadian court records — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/03/thomson-reuters-reveals-breach-that-exposed-u-s-and-canadian-court-records/

## Latest articles
- 2026-10-31 — Pix scams in numbers: how much was stolen and why refunds stay low — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/golpe-do-pix-em-numeros
- 2026-10-30 — Fake bank call centres and courier scams in Brazil: how they work — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/golpe-da-falsa-central-e-do-motoboy-como-funciona
- 2026-10-30 — US cyber fraud hits a record: key findings of the FBI IC3 2025 report — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/fraude-nos-eua-bate-recorde-relatorio-fbi-ic3-2025
- 2026-10-29 — Cost of a data breach in 2025: Brazil, the US and the world compared — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/quanto-custa-um-vazamento-de-dados-em-2025
- 2026-10-29 — Mule and pooled accounts: how crime exploits Brazilian fintechs — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/contas-laranja-e-contas-bolsao-em-fintechs
- 2026-10-28 — Ransomware in Brazil's government and healthcare: 2024–2026 cases — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/ransomware-governo-e-saude-no-brasil-casos-2024-2026
- 2026-10-28 — Ransomware 2025–2026: most active gangs, top countries and Brazil — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/ransomware-2025-2026-grupos-paises-brasil
- 2026-10-27 — Brazil's LGPD in practice: what the ANPD enforces and how to comply — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/lgpd-na-pratica-o-que-a-anpd-fiscaliza
- 2026-10-27 — LGPD vs GDPR vs US law: privacy fines and breach notice deadlines — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/lgpd-gdpr-e-leis-dos-eua-multas-e-prazos-de-notificacao
- 2026-10-26 — WhatsApp cloning and fake relative scams in Brazil: protection and law — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/golpes-whatsapp-clonagem-falso-parente-como-se-proteger
- 2026-10-26 — Cybercrime penalties compared: Brazil, the US and Latin America — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/crimes-ciberneticos-e-penas-brasil-eua-america-latina
- 2026-10-25 — Brazil's INSS pension fraud: verified facts and figures — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/fraude-no-inss-descontos-indevidos-fatos-e-numeros
- 2026-10-25 — Brazil's ANPD becomes a regulatory agency: what changes for companies — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/anpd-vira-agencia-reguladora-o-que-muda-para-as-empresas
- 2026-10-24 — US state privacy laws: the full map through 2028 — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/leis-estaduais-de-privacidade-nos-eua-o-mapa-ate-2028
- 2026-10-24 — Betting and money laundering in Brazil: AML rules and 2026 cases — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/bets-e-lavagem-de-dinheiro-regulacao-e-pld
- 2026-10-23 — Pix security: MED 2.0, the dispute button and new Central Bank rules — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/seguranca-do-pix-med-2-0-botao-de-contestacao-e-novas-regras
- 2026-10-23 — Money laundering: FATF lists, a COAF record and Brazil's crypto rules — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/lavagem-de-dinheiro-gafi-coaf-recorde-regras-bc-cripto
- 2026-10-22 — Brazil's biggest data breaches and what happened next — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/vazamentos-de-dados-no-brasil-maiores-casos-e-o-que-aconteceu
- 2026-10-22 — Cybersecurity M&A: 2025's record year and the 2026 megadeals — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/m-a-em-ciberseguranca-recorde-2025-megadeals-2026
- 2026-10-21 — Who's who in Brazilian anti-fraud: Serasa, ClearSale, idwall and unico — https://cybertarget.live/en/artigos/quem-e-quem-em-antifraude-no-brasil

## Sections
- Radar: incidents, frauds, breaches, ransomware, fines and police operations with source
- Data and charts: comparisons US × Brazil × Latin America × Europe × Asia
- Regulation by country: laws, authorities, crimes, penalties, notification rules and risks
- Money laundering: FATF, FIUs, AML laws, crypto rules and support systems
- Crypto: stablecoins, exchange and DeFi hacks, rug pulls, memecoin and ICO scams, crypto regulation by country
- Niches: incidents by sector (banking and fintech, crypto, health, retail, telecom, government, industry and more)
- Players: companies one by one, deals, funding and rankings
- Security tips, free course and blog
- Terminal Pro: filters by country, sector, type, impact and date

## Usage
Content may be cited with attribution to "Cyber Target" and a link to https://cybertarget.live/. Facts come from the linked original sources.