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President Guillermo Lasso dismissed the commander general of the National Police and the director of prisons

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso fired the head of the prison service and ordered the transfer of six surviving suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

Ecuador joins Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru among the Latin American countries hardest hit by cybercrime, and more specifically malware attacks. According to the latest Global Cybersecurity Index of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency, Ecuador ranks 119th out of 182 countries for vulnerability to cyberattacks.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A battle between gangs in a prison killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in Ecuador's history. At least five dead were reported beheaded, officials said Wednesday.

A battle between gangs in a prison in Ecuador killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in the country’s history

QUITO, Ecuador—Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadors president has declared a state of emergency in the...

Ecuadors president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at least

Fights between rival gangs linked to Mexico's two top drug cartels broke out in Ecuador's Litoral penitentiary in Ecuador.

A battle between gangs in a prison killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in Ecuador's history. At least five dead were reported beheaded, officials said Wednesday. President...