Breaches and incidents
Prefeitura de Caiabu (Sao Paulo, Brazil): unauthorized transfers from five municipal bank accounts, about BRL 2.91 million
Police are investigating “movimentacoes financeiras atipicas e nao autorizadas em cinco contas bancarias” of the city carried out on Friday 16 Oct.
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What happened
- Police are investigating “movimentacoes financeiras atipicas e nao autorizadas em cinco contas bancarias” of the city carried out on Friday 16 Oct; police estimate the loss at R$ 2,910,000, while the mayor cited about R$ 3 million (iFronteira).
- Root cause: not disclosed; the bank was not named.
- No attacker named.
- The computer used to access the bank accounts was seized and sent to the Instituto de Criminalistica in Presidente Prudente for forensic examination; the city is working with the banks on clarification and possible recovery.