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Brazil covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Brazil, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Spanish Guardia Civil have dismantled the "GXC Team" cybercrime syndicate and arrested its alleged leader, a 25-year-old Brazilian known as "GoogleXcoder." [...]
Hackers tried to steal $130 million from Evertec's Brazilian subsidiary Sinqia S.A.after gaining unauthorized access to its environment on the central bank's real-time payment system (Pix). [...]
Hackers stole nearly $140 million from six banks in Brazil by using an employee's credentials from C&M, a company that offers financial connectivity solutions. [...]
A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil's Polícia Federal in "Operation Data Breach". [...]
The Federal Police of Brazil and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted the Grandoreiro banking malware operation, which has been targeting Spanish-speaking countries with financial fraud since 2017. [...]
A Brazilian hacking group has been targeting thirty Portuguese government and private financial institutions since 2021 in a malicious campaign called 'Operation Magalenha.' [...]
The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency is seizing incoming Flipper Zero purchases due to its alleged use in criminal activity, with purchasers stating that the government agency has rejected all attempts to certify the equipment. [...]
Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang. [...]
Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in the city of Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang. [...]
The domains of six websites that streamed and provided illegal downloads of copyrighted music were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Justice. [...]
Fast Shop, one of Brazil's largest online retailers, has suffered an 'extortion' cyberattack that led to network disruption and the temporary closure of its online store. [...]
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes banned Telegram on Friday from operating in the country and asked the National Telecommunications Agency to notify internet providers to block the messaging app within five days. [...]