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Brazil’s Treasury says cyberattack exposed data from 34,000 records
Brazil’s National Treasury said it suffered a cyberattack on November 12.
The agency is part of Brazil’s federal government.
The attack exposed personal data from about 34,000 records.
The affected records belonged to federal government beneficiaries, and the exposed information included Pix keys.
The announcement confirms that personal and payment-related information was exposed, but gives no further details about the consequences.
The Treasury did not say what happens next.
Brazil’s National Treasury said a cyberattack exposed personal data linked to about 34,000 records and Pix keys belonging to federal government payment beneficiaries.
Folha reported that the exposed information included names, tax identification numbers and email addresses from about 30,000 records, as well as about 4,000 Pix keys.
The Treasury said there was no financial impact and that none of its core systems was affected.
Unauthorized access was identified on November 4, and the Treasury announced the incident on November 12.
The Treasury warned that the exposed data could make fraud attempts more convincing and advised users to be cautious of suspicious contacts.
- Who
- Brazil’s National Treasury and people whose data was exposed.
- What
- A cyberattack exposed personal information and Pix keys. Folha reported about 30,000 records and 4,000 Pix keys; UOL described about 34,000 records.
- When
- Unauthorized access was identified on November 4. The Treasury announced the incident on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Treasury’s e-Serviços portal and an internal database in Brazil.
- Why
- The reason for the attack is not stated.
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The Treasury identified unauthorized access.
The Treasury announced that the incident had exposed data.
- Personal records
- About 30,000, according to Folha
- Pix keys
- About 4,000, according to Folha
- Combined figure
- About 34,000 records, according to UOL
- Systems affected
- e-Serviços and an internal database
- Financial impact
- None reported by the Treasury
- Reported date
- November 12, 2026