After hacking the SUS system, hackers gain access to Federal Government passwords

By Leonardo Neri The Federal Government is facing difficulties in the digital sphere. After a serious cybersecurity failure, the government is having difficulty knowing how to respond to successful hacker attacks. After accessing the ConecteSUS and Ministry of Health systems, 20 public agencies, including other ministries, were compromised. It should be noted that until […]

Resolution published on how ANPD inspections will work starting in 2022

The approval of the regulation of the Inspection process and the Sanctioning Administration Process by the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) was published on October 29, 2021 in the Official Gazette of the Union. Divided into four titles, the resolution addresses the General Provisions, broken down into 14 articles, which cover everything from […]

Personal data from PagSeguro in conjunction with WireCard were exposed on hacker forums and raises the issue of the legal limits of innovation

Electronic payment systems have been on the rise in recent years, pushing physical currencies into the background and, as a result, increasing the digital linkage of payments. As a result, the number of scams against banking companies has been increasing. On November 4th, it was PagSeguro’s turn to suffer the so-called registration hijackings, whose […]

Confidential data of Brazilians is allegedly commercialized by Facebook

On December 5th, new personal data thefts were discovered in the market. Data protection information was allegedly taken from government agency pages and traded to the Meta Group, which owns Facebook, for around R$1,400.00 for the personal data of millions of Brazilians. According to a report in Folha de […]

Cacau Show is convicted for alleged leak of data from former employee

By: Leonardo Neri In a lawsuit pending in the Ponte Nova Labor Court, a Cacau Show employee alleged that she received calls from companies asking for consultations at inconvenient times. The case was filed in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, in Ponte Nova, where a franchisee of the aforementioned company was sentenced to R$1,400,000.00 in damages.

After digital attack, giant broadcaster has employee data exposed to cybercriminals

About two months ago, a service provider for the Brazilian Television System (SBT) was hacked, and sensitive information was stolen (which, according to the LGPD, is characterized as personal data that reveals racial, ethnic, political, religious, affiliation, genetic, biometric, health, sexual life and/or sexuality origin), in addition to: Full names, documentation (proof of registration status), address […]

Data Protection Approved to Become a Fundamental Right

By: Leonardo Neri On October 20, 2021, the Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) that addresses the transformation of personal data into a fundamental right was approved by the Senate, becoming a permanent clause in the Federal Constitution (CF), meaning that future changes will not be able to weaken such protection. After approval, the proposal will go to […]