Brazilian police seize approximately 17.7 million reais in crypto assets and arrest 2 suspects
2026-10-13 07:29:04
According to CoinMeta, and as reported by criptonoticias, the police in Santa Catarina state, Brazil, seized approximately 8.78 million reais (about 1.7 million US dollars) in crypto assets during the “clickfix” operation. The assets involved BTC, ETH, TRX, and USDT, and came from three self-managed wallets. The police executed 17 search warrants and arrested 2 suspects. In addition, they seized property and vehicles worth about 8.9 million reais. The total value of the assets involved is around 17.7 million reais (about 3.2 million US dollars). The court also ordered the freezing of the suspects' bank accounts, with a maximum freeze amount of about 93 million reais (about 17 million US dollars). The investigation revealed that the criminal gang used a social engineering attack method known as clickfix to induce victims to execute malicious code by forging browser error messages, thereby gaining control over their devices. The affected systems included those of the police, judicial authorities, and financial enterprises.
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