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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.
For practitioners, the tag provides geographic context for developments involving Brazil's organizations, services, partners, and users. Individual articles provide the specific technologies, threats, sectors, and operational implications relevant to each development.
Spanish Guardia Civil have dismantled the "GXC Team" cybercrime syndicate and arrested its alleged leader, a 25-year-old Brazilian known as "GoogleXcoder." [...]
Also, a Renault Breach, WhatsApp Malware and Qilin Claims Asahi AttackThis week, insurer cybersecurity spending, a Renault breach, a WhatsApp malware campaign in Brazil. Germany skeptical of Chat Control. Two UK teens arrested for ransomware attack. Qilin claimed the attack on Japan's Asahi. Hackers weaponized Nezha. An Invoice data breach exposed personal records.
A threat actor purporting to be from the Libyan Navy's Office of Protocol targeted Brazil's military earlier this year using the rare tactic.
The enterprise-focused Water Saci campaign spreads Sorvepotel, which can steal credentials and monitor browser activity to defraud financial institutions in the region.
A now patched security vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration was exploited as a zero-day earlier this year in cyber attacks targeting the Brazilian military