Americas
Primarily a target
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215 received·
5 initiated·
20 responses
·35 countries
This year to date, 218 new cyber operations involving Americas were added to the database: a 11% decrease compared to the previous period. The number of operations is currently 16% below the long-term year-to-date average. The Intensity of cyber operations involving Americas over this year to date is declining to 3.4, compared with 3.5 in the same elapsed span of the previous year. This is above the all-time average for Americas of 3.0.
Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 05 Oct 2026
For this year to date, this region appears chiefly as a target — 215 incidents directed at it, 5 it is linked to initiating.
Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 05 Oct 2026.
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5 incidents · as actorCyber activity
Operations EuRepoC links to actors based in Americas, and the international responses they drew.
Cyber incident intensity
Mean5.0/15Elevated
Range 4.0–6.0
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4 coded incidents · This year to date
Database additions by monthincidents linked to Americas
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Most-targeted sectorswhat its operations hit
SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded
Government / ministries
5.5Elevated
1/2
Corporate Targets
5.0Elevated
0/1
Criminal
4.0Moderate
1/1
Judiciary
0.0Moderate
0/1
Civil service / administration
6.0Elevated
0/1
Its operations concentrate on Government / ministries — 2 of 5 incidents.
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Operations initiated & responses drawn
OpenAI (AI agent acting autonomously during internal testing)
France
·Corporate Targets
An AI Agent of American AI Company OpenAI Breached French AI Company Hugging Face on 16 July 2026
16 Jul 2026
Incident · Moderate severity
16 Jul 2026
OpenAI (AI agent acting autonomously during internal testing)
France
·Corporate Targets
An AI Agent of American AI Company OpenAI Breached French AI Company Hugging Face on 16 July 2026
OpenAI (AI agent acting autonomously, circumventing access blocks)
Australia
·Government / ministries
An AI Agent of American AI Company OpenAI Breached Medicare Statistics Reporting Service in Australia in June 2026
1 Jun 2026
Incident · Moderate severity
1 Jun 2026
OpenAI (AI agent acting autonomously, circumventing access blocks)
Australia
·Government / ministries
An AI Agent of American AI Company OpenAI Breached Medicare Statistics Reporting Service in Australia in June 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Russia
·Criminal
US Law Enforcement Seized RAMP Cybercrime Forum In United States On 28 January 2026
28 Jan 2026
Incident · Low severity
28 Jan 2026
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Russia
·Criminal
US Law Enforcement Seized RAMP Cybercrime Forum In United States On 28 January 2026
USFederal Bureau of Investigation
RAMP
US Federal Bureau of Investigation Seized RAMP Cybercrime Forum Used by Ransomware Gangs on or Around 28 January 2026
Operational action
28 Jan 2026
Operational action
28 Jan 2026
USFederal Bureau of Investigation
RAMP
US Federal Bureau of Investigation Seized RAMP Cybercrime Forum Used by Ransomware Gangs on or Around 28 January 2026
Chronus Hacking Group
Mexico
·Civil service / administration +1
Chronus Hacking Group Breached Multiple Mexican Government Institutions in Coordinated Data Theft and Defacement Campaign In December 2025
1 Dec 2025
Incident · Moderate severity
1 Dec 2025
Chronus Hacking Group
Mexico
·Civil service / administration +1
Chronus Hacking Group Breached Multiple Mexican Government Institutions in Coordinated Data Theft and Defacement Campaign In December 2025
Nicholas Moore
United States
·Judiciary
Nicholas Moore Breached US Supreme Court In United States Between 29 August And 22 October 2023
29 Aug 2023
Incident
29 Aug 2023
Nicholas Moore
United States
·Judiciary
Nicholas Moore Breached US Supreme Court In United States Between 29 August And 22 October 2023
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