According to the information gathered by the source between 2017 and 2019, Brazil was the top source country of web application attacks in Latin America, with approximately 155.6 million attacks coming from the South American country. However, as the source notes the data refers to where the traffic comes from and does not necessarily indicate where the actual attacker is located. Second-ranked in the region is Belize, with about 67.4 million attacks observed.
Leading source countries of web application attacks in Latin America between November 2017 and March 2019
(in millions)
* Types of web application attacks include SQL Injection, Remote File Inclusion, Cross-Site Scripting, PHP Injection, and Command Injection.
The report notes that “source country” designates where the traffic is coming from and does not necessarily indicate where the actual attacker is located.
The source does not specify the date of publication. The release date given is the date of access.
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Akamai Technologies. (April 15, 2019). Leading source countries of web application attacks in Latin America between November 2017 and March 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059099/leading-source-countries-internet-application-attacks-latin-america/
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