On March 20, 2025, Belisario Contreras was cited by Diálogo Américas in an article examining China’s growing cyber influence in Latin America. Contreras, senior director of global security and technology strategy at Venable and coordinator of the Digi Americas Alliance, discussed how China leverages cyberattacks to weaken regional economies and gain strategic advantages through its state-sponsored hacker groups and technology companies. “China facilitates cyberattacks in Latin America to achieve its political, economic, and intelligence-gathering objectives,” Contreras said.
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