A group of pirates who have acquired unauthorized access to the service provider of the Central Bank of Brazil began to launder part of its transport of 140 million dollars using cryptocurrencies, according to the analyst of the ZachXBT channel.
The researcher revealed on Friday that between $ 30 million and $ 40 million in stolen funds had been converted into Bitcoin
Ether and Tether’s usdt through the over -the -counter offices of Latin America and the exchanges of crypto.
The cyber attack of June 30 on C&M software involved a group of attackers welding an employee to reveal their company diplomas. Six financial institutions, including BMP, experienced unauthorized access to their reserve accounts accordingly.
The method reflects a recent cyber attack on Crypto Exchange Coinbase (COIN)Who said that 69,000 customers were affected after customer service agents were welded to reveal customer information.
Brazil had warmed up the crypto; The legislators proposed in February a bill to allow investment funds to expose themselves to digital assets.
While the Central Bank of the Brazil attack involved a fiduciary currency, the use of cryptocurrency to hide and whiten the funds is an example of the dark truth of the industry with regard to hacks and scams.
A recent report by the Crypto Certik security company revealed that crypto investors have lost $ 2.5 billion against hacks and scams in the first half of 2025.
