Security News > 2021 > January > Massive Brazilian Data Breach
2021-01-26 12:15
I think this is the largest data breach of all time: 220 million people.
EDITED TO ADD: I seem to be conflating two stories, one current and one from last year.
The current massive leak from last week is the Brazilian equivalent of the Equifax leak, and someone is selling the private information.
News URL
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/01/massive-brazilian-data-breach.html
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