Hackers Steal R$12 Million From Jaraguá do Sul City Accounts

Overview

• The municipality, which flagged unusual transfers between Wednesday and Thursday, froze access to its accounts and alerted state and federal police.
• City leaders confirmed R$12 million was taken, and they say roughly 95% of the attempts they spotted were blocked with the bank.
• The scale of the attempted theft remains disputed, reported as R$40 million by Estadão and O Globo and as about R$400 million in a city account cited by G1.
• An internal IT scan found no use of municipal logins, and the chief of staff said the access occurred through Caixa’s payment software, while the bank’s specialized team reviews the case under confidentiality rules.
• This is the third similar incident reported in northern Santa Catarina in about three months, raising concern about wider targeting of city halls in the region.