Federal Police arrest hacker suspected of the largest data leak in Brazil
Arkady Petrov reports: The man suspected of being responsible for the largest data leak in Brazil was arrested this Friday, March 19th, in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, during Operation Deepwater, of the Federal Police (PF). The action investigates the obtaining, disclosure and commercialization of data of Brazilians, including several authorities. The investigations found that, last January, through the Internet, confidential data of individuals and companies – such as the Individual Taxpayer Registry (CPF) and the Corporate Taxpayer Registry (CNPJ), full names and addresses – were illicitly made available. More on The Rio Times — if you have a subscription. I don’t, but searching online, it appears that they arrested the threat actor known as Vanda the God, and his real name is reportedly Roberto Correia da Silva, age 24. This site has had a number of posts about Vanda the God over the years, going back to the UGNazi hacking group. This site also reported on the large data dump from Brazil that had been posted online on RaidForums. DataBreaches.netRead More