Unauthorized Access to Personal and Payment-Related Data at Brazil's Fundo Garantidor de Créditos (FGC)
SUMMARY
Fundo Garantidor de Créditos (FGC) in Brazil announced that unauthorized access was detected in an environment related to guarantee payment flows. Affected data include names, CPF (Brazilian individual taxpayer ID), email addresses, dates of birth, and tax and distribution channel information related to guarantee payments. The incident was discovered on 2026-10-26. FGC says it has implemented access restrictions, disabled illicit accounts, preserved audit evidence, and reported the matter to ANPD (National Data Protection Authority).
FGC says it has implemented access restrictions to the affected environments, disabled suspicious accounts, increased monitoring, preserved evidence, and is reviewing permissions and security controls. The organization emphasises that information protection is a top priority and says it will update its official site with investigation results and any additional related information as it becomes available. A contact channel ([email protected]) and the data protection officer's contact details are also provided for inquiries.
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Source
Fundo Garantidor de Créditos (FGC) / Hacker Newsリンク — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50386104This article summarizes the content of the source below. Refer to the original source for accuracy. Last updated: November 6, 2026
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