Attacks on companies in Paraguay: what the numbers say

The landscape

In the first half of 2025 alone, Paraguay faced 551 million cyberattack attempts (Fortinet). These aren't targeted attacks: they're automated tools scanning everything, without picking a victim.

How an automated attack works

An attacker doesn't sit and study your company. They launch tools that sweep the internet around the clock looking for exposed or misconfigured systems. When they find one, they try to exploit it automatically.

It's a numbers game: the more targets they scan, the more they breach. And being easy to get into puts you first in line.

SMBs are the new target

Between January and April 2026, attacks on small and medium businesses using fake AI apps grew almost fivefold versus 2025 (Kaspersky). Specialists warn that MSMEs are now the target — being small no longer protects you.

Not a distant threat

In June 2025, sensitive data of 7.4 million people was published online — practically the whole country exposed at once. That same year, 30+ state websites were breached — the attackers said they did it “for fun”.

The real cost of an incident

It's not just the ransom or the technical fix. It's the halted operation, the customers who leave, the damaged reputation and —with the new Law 7593— the legal penalty for failing to protect the data.

For an SMB, a serious incident can be existential.

Myths that leave you exposed

• “I'm small, no one cares about me”: attacks don't pick a victim.
• “I have nothing of value”: your customer data and your access are worth it.
• “I have antivirus, I'm covered”: it doesn't protect your exposed surface.
• “I already did a pentest”: it was a snapshot; today your surface is different.

What you can do today

They don't attack you for being important: they attack you for being exposed. The only way to get ahead is to know what you expose, before they do.

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