This is the BC’s second notification of an information leak in a week; according to the agency, no sensitive data, such as passwords, transactions or financial balances, were disclosed
BRASILIA-IL Central bank reported on Friday the 22nd a leak of registration data linked to 87,368 keys Peeves under the custody and responsibility of To summarise Sociedade de Crédito Direto SA (SumUp SCD). The security breaches occurred from September 28, 2023, to March 16, 2024.
This was the BC’s second notification of a key Pix data leak in a week. On Monday 18, the agency reported the same problem to 46,093 Pix keys linked to Fidúcia Sociedade de Crédito ao Microempreendedor and Empresa de Porte Limitada.
Once again the BC reported that no sensitive data, such as passwords, transactions or financial balances in transactional accounts, or any other information subject to banking secrecy, was disclosed. “The information obtained is of a registration nature, which does not allow movement of assets, nor access to accounts or other financial information.”
The subjects who have had their data exposed will be informed exclusively through the application or via the internet banking of their reference institution. “Neither BC nor participating institutions will use other means of communication with affected users, such as messaging apps, phone calls, text messages, or emails.”
According to the Financial System Regulatory Authority, the necessary actions have been taken to investigate the case and the sanctioning measures provided for by current legislation will be applied.
Source: Terra
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