Hacker attack on Brazilian state bank Caixa Econômica Federal

An attack by a group of hackers against the Brazilian state bank Caixa Econômica Federal has resulted in the leak of data relating to around 8 million customers.

The banking institution itself made this known in a note which specifies that the breach, which compromised the private information of 7.6 million customers, occurred last Friday while, at the moment, the Federal Police have not yet identified those responsible.

The cyber sabotage reportedly affected older customers to a greater extent as it targeted the database of 'Caixa Vita e Previdência', a subsidiary of the Caixa Econômica group dedicated precisely to social security.

The hackers published the account numbers, identity documents, email addresses, telephone numbers and ages of the victims while the institution's funds were not affected.

The incident, reports the executive, will be investigated by the National Data Protection Authority, a federal government body that monitors compliance with privacy legislation.