Brazil’s central bank service provider hacked, $140M stolen
06.07.2025
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The theft occurred after the hackers allegedly compromised an employee of C&M, a software service provider, by buying the employee’s login credentials.
Boom! Hackers just pulled off a $140M heist from Brazil's central bank's backend. How? By snagging an employee's login for a cool $2.7K. Talk about a cheap ticket to a fortune.
These digital bandits didn’t stop there. They laundered $30M-$40M through crypto, swapping it for BTC, ETH, and USDT via Latin American exchanges and OTC desks. Smooth operators or what?
Centralized systems? More like sitting ducks.
Let’s face it: centralized systems are the low-hanging fruit for hackers, especially with AI tools making breaches a walk in the park. CEXs got wrecked in 2024, and it’s only getting gnarlier.
Eran Barak from Shielded Tech drops truth bombs: AI’s turning cybercrime into a goldmine. But here’s the kicker—decentralized tech like ZKPs could flip the script, making hacks less lucrative. No more jackpot for grabbing a single database.
Bottom line? If you’re still all-in on centralized systems, maybe rethink that. Or don’t, and become the next headline. Your call.
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