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Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts

Category Details
Threat Actors Junior Barros De Oliveira, Brazilian citizen.
Campaign Overview Extortion through data theft; hacking into a company’s network to steal confidential customer information and demanding payment to avoid releasing or selling the data.
Target Regions Brazil, United States.
Methodology Hacking into the company’s network, stealing data, and extorting the company via email with demands for payment in Bitcoin.
Product Targeted Confidential customer data (approximately 300,000 customers).
Malware Reference No specific malware mentioned; hacking method involved unauthorized access to the network and data theft.
Tools Used Email communications, Bitcoin wallet instructions for ransom payments.
Vulnerabilities Exploited Network security flaws allowing unauthorized access and data exfiltration.
TTPs Hacking, extortion via ransom demand, communication through email, threat to release stolen data unless paid in Bitcoin.
Attribution Junior Barros De Oliveira, Brazilian hacker.
Recommendations Improve network security measures, use encryption, implement stronger access controls, regular security audits, train employees to recognize phishing and suspicious communications.
Source The Hackers News

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Published on: December 27, 2024

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