Brazil Threat Landscape Report 2026

Key Insights from Brazil’s Cyber Threat Landscape

• Data Theft Dominates the Threat Landscape: Data breach and compromise accounts for 57.69% of Dark Web threat categories and 78.55% of threat types, making stolen information the primary underground commodity.
• Public Administration Faces the Highest Exposure: Government organizations account for 21.33% of Dark Web threats, reflecting the value of citizen records and institutional data.
• Finance and Insurance Remains a Major Target: The sector follows at 14.05%, highlighting continued attacker interest in financial and customer information.
• Unauthorized Access Drives Larger Attacks: Credential and access-related threats account for 21.71% of Dark Web categories, creating opportunities for follow-on breaches and ransomware operations.
• Ransomware Targets Operationally Sensitive Sectors: Professional Services leads at 15.96%, followed by Manufacturing at 14.89% and Healthcare at 10.64%.
• Ransomware Activity Is Highly Fragmented: LockBit leads at 12%, followed by RansomHub at 6.1% and The Gentlemen at 5.9%, while 75.9% comes from other groups.
• Delivery Services Lead Phishing Targeting: Delivery Services accounts for 21.60% of phishing activity, driven by package tracking and shipment notification lures.
• Phishing Campaigns Extend Beyond Brazil: International brands such as Nordea and MijnOverheid appear among prominent phishing page titles, indicating globally distributed campaigns.
• HTTPS Is No Longer a Reliable Trust Signal: 71.1% of phishing sites use HTTPS, making the browser padlock unreliable as an indicator of legitimacy.

Why This Report Matters

Brazil’s threat landscape shows a clear divide between Dark Web, ransomware, and phishing activity. Dark Web threats concentrate on public administration, finance, and other data-rich sectors, while ransomware targets professional services, manufacturing, and healthcare organizations where downtime can create financial pressure. Phishing campaigns primarily exploit consumer-facing services and trusted brands.

For government, financial, education, healthcare, and manufacturing organizations, early visibility into leaked databases, exposed credentials, access listings, and ransomware activity is critical. Consumer-facing businesses must also prioritize phishing detection and brand protection to reduce credential theft and fraud.

Take Action Now

• Dark Web Monitoring: Detect leaked databases, exposed credentials, and unauthorized access listings tied to Brazilian organizations.
• Ransomware Intelligence: Track LockBit, RansomHub, The Gentlemen, and emerging ransomware groups targeting Brazil.
• Phishing Detection & Response: Identify delivery-service, government, banking, and HTTPS-enabled phishing campaigns before credentials are compromised.
• Access Security: Strengthen MFA, monitor privileged accounts, and reduce credential-based attack risks.