Tren De Aragua — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
2
occurrences
First Seen
December 19, 2025
Last Seen
June 17, 2026

Tren De Aragua is a transnational criminal organization originating in Venezuela known for large-scale organized crime.

Tren De Aragua is a organization tracked across 2 threat clusters and 2 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed December 19, 2025; most recent activity June 17, 2026.

Overview

Tren De Aragua is a transnational criminal organization originating in Venezuela known for large-scale organized crime. In a recent report, it is accused of deploying the Ploutus ATM malware to carry out jackpotting operations across the United States, signaling a significant cyber-enabled cash-out capability by a criminal network. The case highlights the cross-border threat posed by bank-targeting malware used by organized crime.

Related Threat Clusters

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • The recent US-Venezuelan strike on Tren de Aragua’s leader will reverberate across Latin America — Atlanticcouncil · June 17, 2026
  • ATM jackpotting gang accused of unleashing Ploutus malware across US — Theregister · December 19, 2025

Frequently asked questions

What is Tren De Aragua?

Tren De Aragua is a transnational criminal organization originating in Venezuela known for large-scale organized crime.

Is Tren De Aragua still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning Tren De Aragua on ThreatCluster is dated June 17, 2026. Activity was first observed December 19, 2025, giving a tracked span from then to June 17, 2026.

What is Tren De Aragua associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, Tren De Aragua most frequently co-occurs with Malware, Operation Southern Spear, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Bolivia, Colombia, among 8 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving Tren De Aragua?

The most significant recent cluster is “US Drone Strike Kills Venezuelan Gang Leader, Escalates Regional Security Tensions” (2 articles · Updated June 19, 2026). Tren De Aragua appears across 2 threat clusters in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on Tren De Aragua?

Tren De Aragua appears in 2 intelligence report mentions across 2 deduplicated threat clusters, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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