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a hacker The suspect of hacking the computer system of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Brazil was arrested this Saturday in Portugal, in a joint operation between the Federal Police and the Portuguese Judicial Police, which led to three arrests in Brazil.
The operation Exploit, as it became known, it resulted in the “identification and arrest of a 19-year-old Portuguese citizen in national territory.” In Brazil, three people, between 19 and 24 years old, who were dedicated to the Continuation of the practice of crimes of improper access, computer damage and computer sabotage ”, reads the statement from the Portuguese police.
“The detainees were part of different criminal networks, now affected by this police operation, and acted in a concerted and transnational manner, attacking state functions, critical infrastructure and diverse economic interests,” says the Judicial Police.
The Portuguese Judicial Police, in an investigation carried out by the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP), in cooperation with the Federal Police of Brazil, “carried out an international police operation with the aim of causing disorganization in organized groups that they operate in cyberspace, “the Portuguese police announced this Saturday.
Computer resources were also seized and “relevant information was collected,” adds the PJ. Investigations continue to detect and identify others responsible for these operations.
“The Portuguese detainee will be present before the judicial authorities for the purposes of the first judicial interrogation, in order to apply a coercive measure,” concludes the Portuguese police.
In a statement, the Brazilian Federal Police, for its part, confirmed that the action had been carried out “which was aimed at dismantling the criminal association that would have promoted the attacks. hackers to the TSE ”, in the first round of the municipal elections held in Brazil. According to the Brazilian authorities, in the country three search and seizure orders and three precautionary measures were carried out to prohibit contact between investigators from the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. “In addition, an arrest warrant and a search and seizure order are being carried out in Portugal,” the statement added.
According to the Brazilian police, the investigation indicates that a group of hackers Brazilians and Portuguese, led by a Portuguese citizen, responsible for the criminal attacks on the TSE systems in the first round of the municipal elections. “The Federal Police investigates the illegal access to data of public servants disclosed on 11/15, in addition to other criminal activities of the group,” says the statement from the Brazilian force. The crimes investigated in this police investigation are those related to the invasion of a computer device and a criminal association.
The Brazilian Federal Police also highlighted that during the investigations “no elements were identified that could have affected the count, security or integrity of the voting results.”
