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Brazil's most sophisticated threat group is making light work of the country's financial systems, putting money directly into its own pocket.
September 3, 2026
A cybercrime group is infiltrating Brazilian financial systems to abuse payment infrastructure and send itself illegal transactions.
Most hackers want money. Most of the time, they get it in some roundabout way. They might convince vulnerable individuals to invest in fake currency exchanges. They might lock up all of a company's files, then hold them for ransom.
