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Millions in Brazil Get Fake Government Mobile Alert After Hack

Millions in Brazil Get Fake Government Mobile Alert After Hack
Bloomberg Technology Saturday 20 June 2026, 16:45 UTC By Patricia Xavier 1 min read
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Cybersecurity Millions in Brazil Get Fake Government Mobile Alert After Hack Brazil’s Integration and Regional Development Ministry and federal police are investigating an intrusion into the civil defense alert system that sent messages containing the word “misanthropy” to the mobile phones of millions of Brazilians. The message was sent as an “Extreme Alert” — used to warn the public about extreme weather — in what was likely the result of a hacker attack, according to the ministry....

Cybersecurity Millions in Brazil Get Fake Government Mobile Alert After Hack Brazil’s Integration and Regional Development Ministry and federal police are investigating an intrusion into the civil defense alert system that sent messages containing the word “misanthropy” to the mobile phones of millions of Brazilians. The message was sent as an “Extreme Alert” — used to warn the public about extreme weather — in what was likely the result of a hacker attack, according to the ministry. National Secretary of Protection and Civil Defense Wolnei Wolff told a press conference that 10 alerts were tracked in various Brazilian states. The number of phones affected nationwide wasn’t disclosed. [Image text:] 06:22 Defesa Civilmisantropi4 00:37 00:37 02:22 Defesa Civilmisantropi4 02:2 03:17 04:18 06:16
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