The Federal Police (PF) is on the streets of the Federal District and four states – Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins and São Paulo – with Operation Cyber Impetum. This Thursday’s action (16) complies with 13 search and seizure warrants in these states. Investigations point out that a criminal organization was responsible for defrauding more than R$ 1.9 million, in January 2022, from bank accounts of municipal governments in several states. “According to the data presented by the injured financial institution, the criminal group, using social engineering, carried out fraudulent access and transactions, causing financial losses to customers – legal entities, government agencies and entities”, explained the PF in a note. After obtaining the bank details, a member of the organization carried out transactions over the internet, making electronic transfers to various bank accounts. In addition to the customers who formalized the registration of an illegal occurrence with the financial institution, accesses were also identified, which occurred in the accounts of several other customers who, until now, have not filed disputes. Such information indicates that the money diverted by criminals may exceed the amount identified so far. The PF informed that court orders for the seizure and blocking of goods and values aimed at decapitalizing the criminal structure are also being executed, with the purpose of recovering the embezzled assets. Crimes of criminal organization, qualified theft through fraud in a cybernetic environment and money laundering are investigated. The name of the operation, Cyber Impetum, is inspired by the Latin expression that means cyber attack, since the investigation identified the actions of criminals who commit to stealing bank accounts, attacking cybernetically.
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