TLDR InfoSec · MISCELLANEOUS
POLICE IN BRAZIL ARREST A SUSPECT OVER $100M BANKING HACK
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Brazilian police have arrested João Roque, an employee of C&M, for allegedly selling his credentials to hackers. This breach facilitated a cyberattack that diverted $100 million from Brazil's PIX payment system and impacted several financial institutions with fake transactions in a single night. Authorities have since frozen $50 million in assets and are pursuing four more suspects.