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Hackers sipped about $ 800 million ($ 140 million) out of six reserve accounts associated with the Brazilian central bank after breaking São Paulo 30 June software. according to For Blockchain investigators Zacxbt and reports from local intelligence centers.
The police said the C&M João Nazareno Roque employee sold its company login for $ 15,000 ($ 2,770) and later developed a secondary access tool for another $ 10,000 ($ 1,850), giving the attackers direct access to the supplier’s infrastructure.
Investigators followed unauthorized instructions that moved funds from reserve accounts held at the central bank of Brazil for interbank settlement to commercial bank accounts linked to over -the -counter tables and regional stock exchanges.
Zacxbt estimated that the main digital assets have already been confused between $ 30 million and $ 40 million from stolen funds, including Bitcoin, Ethereumand USDT.
Teams of the analysis on the chain and Brazilian prosecutors coordinate the freezing of the wallet, while the work of the assignment continues.
Reaction of central bank and seller
The central bank ordered all institutions that were directed via C&M to disconnect immediately after the violation and clean the company to restore the service two days later, stating that the critical systems remained intact.
C&M Kamal Zogheib told Reuters that the attack relied more on fraudulent data on clients than the code error and confirmed cooperation with the Federal Police and investigators São Paulo.
BMP, a banking platform provider, hit in Raid, told the local media that only its reserve balance was influenced and the customer deposits remained unaffected.
Officials of criminal proceedings froze $ 270 million ($ 49.8 million) while monitoring other flows and looking for at least four accomplices quoted in preliminary orders.
Roque remained in custody in São Paulo since July 3. Police claim that every two weeks he rotated his mobile phones to avoid watching.
Washing the route through Latin America
Transaction records reviewed by ZACHXBT and independent scientists suggest that attackers structured transfers to multiple exchanges in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and then took advantage of the panel brokers to settled in a crypto within three hours of the initial violation.
Resources that prefer to remain anonymous Cryptoslate The fact that the attackers considered it difficult to buy a crypto with stolen money in the Brazilian father’s tables, because most of the largest raised the red flag due to large amounts.
The Brazilian Federal Police refused to specify which platforms were processed by swaps, but stated that the exchanges operators began to freeze balances linked to marked addresses.
The central bank did not disclose whether other suppliers face new connection requirements, but have indicated that the interface for immediate payment railways and reserve accounts can obtain additional checks.
The probe continues under federal supervision, while investigators prefer to recover funds and identify the remaining organizers.
