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<journal-id>2215-2458</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[InterSedes]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[InterSedes]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-2458</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sedes Regionales]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-24582023000100092</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/isucr.v24i49.50765</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ransomware, una amenaza latente en Latinoamérica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ransomware, a latent threat in Latin America]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ávila-Niño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fredy Yesid]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela de Policía Rafael Reyes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>49</numero>
<fpage>92</fpage>
<lpage>119</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-24582023000100092&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-24582023000100092&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-24582023000100092&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen En el presente artículo se evidencia que los ataques de ransomware en América Latina se han convertido en una de las ciber amenazas más importantes y a su vez más peligrosas para las organizaciones y usuarios en genera. Inicialmente se realizó una revisión bibliográfica y de casos relevantes ocurridos, lo que permitió recopilar información para determinar su evolución e impacto desde el año 2015. En esta fase se logró entender este concepto y sus características, posteriormente se identificaron los vectores de ataque y metodologías que utilizan los atacantes. Esto contribuyó a identificar los tipos de ransomware que han aparecido en los últimos años para así describir los métodos de infección que se utilizan por parte de los ciber criminales. Al reconocer el comportamiento de este malware y las tendencias asociadas a esta amenaza, se generan recomendaciones que permiten orientar a las organizaciones y a las personas para que eviten ser víctimas de ataques de este tipo, lo que constituye una contribución para mitigar este tipo de riesgo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This article shows that Ransomware attacks in Latin America have become one of the most important and dangerous cyber threats for organizations and users in general; This according to the security report latinoamerica 2021 by antivirus company ESET, for this reason initially a literature review was conducted and relevant cases occurred, which allowed gathering information to determine its evolution and impact since 2015, likewise in this phase it was possible to understand this concept and its characteristics, then the attack vectors and methodologies used by the attackers were identified, this contributed to identify the types of Ransomware that have appeared in recent years to describe the methods of infection that are used by cyber criminals. By recognizing the behavior of this malware and the trends associated with this threat, recommendations are generated to guide organizations and individuals to avoid becoming victims of attacks of this type, which constitutes a contribution to mitigate this type of risk. This document is obtained from the research carried out in the development of the degree work: "EVOLUTION AND IMPACT OF RANSOMWARE IN LATIN AMERICA SINCE 2015".]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Información]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cibercrimen]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[delito informático]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[seguridad de los datos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[protección de los datos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cibernética]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[information]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cybercrime]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[computer crime]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[data security]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[data protection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cybernetics]]></kwd>
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