Mexico ranks among the countries hit hardest by cyberattacks in 2022, recently released data has revealed. In the first half of 2022, 85 billion cyberattacks were attempted in Mexico, according to the Mexican Cybersecurity Association (AMECI), an increase of 40% over the same period in 2021. The global cybersecurity company Fortinet said that from January to June, Mexico suffered more cyberattacks than some of the biggest targets in Latin America, including Brazil (at 31.5 billion) and Colombia (6.3 billion). Fortinet noted that many attacks used sophisticated and targeted strategies such as ransomware. Mexico had the region's highest ransomware distribution activity in the period, with more than 18,000 detections, according to Fortinet, followed by Colombia (17,000), Costa Rica (14,000), Peru, Argentina and Brazil. Among the higher profile cyberattacks this year on private companies was a data breach at Mercado Libre, which affected customers in Mexico and throughout Latin America.