The Brazilian Ministry of Economy has disclosed a ransomware attack on the internal network of the National Treasury Secretariat.

“Containment measures were immediately applied and the Federal Police called”, the Brazilian government said on Saturday evening.

The effects of the criminal action are currently being evaluated by security specialists from the National Treasury Secretariat and the Digital Government Secretariat.


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