Security News > 2022 > October > Brazil arrests suspect linked to the Lapsus$ hacking group
Today, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested a Brazilian suspect in Feira de Santana, Bahia, believed to be part of the Lapsus$ extortion gang.
The suspect was detained following an investigation started in December 2021 after last year's breach of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
During the incident, the attackers deleted files and defaced the Ministry of Health website to display a message where the Lapsus$ hacking group claimed the attack and said it had stolen data from the ministry's network.
Besides the Ministry of Health, the group also targeted dozens of other Brazilian Federal Government bodies and entities, including the Ministry of Economy, the Comptroller General of the Union, and the Federal Highway Police.
"The crimes determined in the police investigation are those of criminal organization, invasion of a computer device, interruption or disturbance of telegraphic, radiotelegraphic or telephone service, preventing or hindering its restoration," the Brazilian Federal Police said.
In many cases, the extortion group also leaked closed source code and proprietary data stolen from their victims, leading to massive data leaks.