From secnews.gr
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According to a new report, during the first six months of 2020 there has been a significant increase in brute-force attacks in Brazil.
More than 2.6 billion attempted brute-force attacks in Brazil have been recorded by cybersecurity company Fortinet from January to June. In all, 15 billion attempts have been made across Latin America and the Caribbean.