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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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Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on a previously undocumented threat cluster dubbed GhostRedirector that has managed to compromise at least 65 Windows servers primarily located in Brazil, Thailand, and Vietnam
HSBC and Another Firm Hit After Service Provider Breached; Some Funds RecoveredAttackers on Friday used valid credentials for financial technology provider Sinqia to steal $130 million from two financial services firms in Brazil, using the country's real-time payment system Pix. The Brazilian Central Bank moved quickly to freeze the funds and has recovered some of the money.
Evertec subsidiary Sinqia has posted details of an attempt to steal $130m from two B2B partners
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). [...]