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$2.8K bribe unlocked $148M heist on Brazil’s central bank system; $40M laundered through crypto OTCs. Hackers paid a software contractor just $2,770 to gain access to Brazil’s central bank reserve system, siphoning $148 million from six financial firms before laundering tens of millions through crypto.

$2.8K bribe unlocked $148M heist on Brazil’s central bank system; $40M laundered through crypto OTCs. Hackers paid a software contractor just $2,770 to gain access to Brazil’s central bank reserve system, siphoning $148 million from six financial firms before laundering tens of millions through crypto.
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