Hacker arrested for data leakage is 24 years old
Hacker arrested for data leakage is 24 years old and lives in Uberlândia; he is also suspected of invading the Senate, the Army and the TSE
The arrest took place in Laranjeiras during Operation Deepwater, where a computer and cell phone were seized. In 2020, the boy was suspected of breaking into the systems of the Superior Electoral Court and attacking the Senate, and in 2019 he was arrested for breaking into the websites of public entities.
By G1 Triangle and Alto Paranaíba and MG1
19/03/2021 09h21 Updated 3 days ago
A 24-year-old hacker was arrested in the Laranjeiras neighborhood in Uberlândia this Friday morning (19) during Operation Deepwater . According to the Federal Police (PF), he is suspected of the biggest data leak in Brazil (see more in the video above) . The action also served four more search and seizure warrants in Petrolina (PE).
At the hacker's house, the PF seized a computer and a cell phone. According to the investigation, Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva, known as Vandathegod, is responsible for disseminating information on 223 million Brazilians . The young man was taken to the police station to testify.
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Federal police officers seize electronic equipment in operation against data disclosure by Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
Federal police officers seize electronic equipment in operation against data disclosure by Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
Vandathegod has also been the target of other operations and invasions. In 2019, the hacker was arrested in Operation Defaced carried out by the Civil Police, as a suspect of having invaded the websites of the Civil Police of Minas Gerais, the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG), the Court of Justice of Goiás and the Brazilian Army.
In 2020, the young man was the target of a search and seizure warrant in the Exploit operation, which arrested in November the hacker suspected of breaking into the systems of the Superior Electoral Court ( TSE ).
Also in the past, he was considered a suspect in an attack on the Senate after obtaining data and accessing e-mail from a public servant.
According to the complaint, when accessing the internal systems of the legislative house, the hacker made a video "exposing the fragile security of the network". The recording was also published on the internet.
Marcos' family spoke about the situation to TV Integração (see the statements below) .
Learn more about the data leakage of 223 million Brazilians
Learn more about the data leakage of 223 million Brazilians
Operation Deepwater
This Friday's court orders were issued by Minister Alexandre de Moraes , of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) , at the request of the PF. On January 28, the police received a request from the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) to open an investigation into the case . The investigation is carried out by the Police Intelligence Directorate of the Federal Police.
The suspicion is that public officials are among the targets of criminals . The PF also investigates the participation of the hacker known as JustBR in the dissemination and commercialization of sensitive data.
PF launches operation against data leakage of Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
PF launches operation against data leakage of Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
Family was surprised by new arrest
The hacker's sister, who declined to be identified, spoke with the TV Integração reporting team about Vandathegod's new prison. According to her, the young man was under house arrest and wore an ankle bracelet. She said she was surprised by the new action:
"As a person who doesn't have a lot of education, he doesn't have a degree, and he was a hacker suspected of involvement [in crimes] in several countries."
Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva lived in a simple house in Bairro Laranjeiras along with his mother, three brothers and two nephews. The sister also said that the hacker did not give money to the family . “Here at home, there was no [computer]. He was going to go to the cafeteria. Then he came up with a notebook. If I had money, I would be in a mansion. I think a hacker makes a lot of money, ”she said.
“At home he was locked in his room. My mother always advised him to go to work. He said to deliver a résumé, that it wasn't life to be at the computer. What my mother can give in education, she did. ”
Vandathegod Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva Operation Deepwater Uberlândia - Photo: Michele Ferreira / G1
Investigations of Operation Deepwater
The investigators identified that, in 2021, confidential data from individuals and legal entities were made available on an internet forum . The page specializes in exchanging information about cyber activities.
On this website, information from individuals and legal entities was presented, such as CPF and CNPJ, full name and address.
According to the PF, the disclosure of part of the sensitive data was made free of charge by a user of the forum who, at the same time, exposed the sale of the rest of the sensitive information - they could be acquired with cryptocurrencies.
After due diligence, the PF identified the hacker suspected of obtaining, disclosing and marketing the data, as well as another hacker who suspected of selling the data through its own social networks.
Federal Police triggers operation against disclosure and commercialization of Brazilian data - Photo: PF / Divulgation
Invasion of public entities and the Army
In 2019, Vandathegod was arrested in November 2019, in Operation Defaced on suspicion of having invaded the websites of the Civil Police of Minas Gerais, the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG), the Court of Justice of Goiás and the Brazilian Army . At the time, the computer found at his home, in an Uberlândia settlement, was seized.
According to the chief delegate of the Civil Police in Uberlândia, Marcos Tadeu de Brito Brandão, the arrest was carried out jointly with the Belo Horizonte Cyber Crime Police Station. At that time, the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (Novo), released a video on the networks talking about the arrest "of a person who may be doing a huge amount of damage to all these institutions" .
The next day, the Uberlândia regional delegate stated that the hacker copied important government data . However, according to an investigation by the Belo Horizonte Cyber Crime Bureau, he had not received any money to share the information.
“His financial analysis was done and he has no money. He was arrested in a simple house and is of low class. But I already had a steal. In testimony, the boy said that he copied the data for himself and that he likes to do it ”, said the delegate.
Suspected of hacking sites of the government of Minas and the Army is arrested in Uberlândia
Suspected of hacking sites of the government of Minas and the Army is arrested in Uberlândia
TSE Invasion
Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva, the hacker known as Vandathegod, was the target of a search and seizure warrant in Operation Exploit , which arrested in November 2020 the hacker suspected of hacking TSE systems . According to the PF, in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, three search and seizure warrants and three precautionary measures to prohibit contact between investigated persons would be carried out and, in Portugal, in addition to the arrest warrant, a search and seizure warrant.
In this case, the young miner was investigated for having participated in the invasion that exposed administrative information from former TSE servants and ex-ministers in the first round of the 2020 municipal elections. The Electoral Court determined the ban on contact between him and other investigated hackers in Operation Exploit.
Also in this operation, Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva was being investigated by the Civil Police of Minas Gerais for invasion of device and fraud.
The arrest took place in Laranjeiras during Operation Deepwater, where a computer and cell phone were seized. In 2020, the boy was suspected of breaking into the systems of the Superior Electoral Court and attacking the Senate, and in 2019 he was arrested for breaking into the websites of public entities.
By G1 Triangle and Alto Paranaíba and MG1
19/03/2021 09h21 Updated 3 days ago
A 24-year-old hacker was arrested in the Laranjeiras neighborhood in Uberlândia this Friday morning (19) during Operation Deepwater . According to the Federal Police (PF), he is suspected of the biggest data leak in Brazil (see more in the video above) . The action also served four more search and seizure warrants in Petrolina (PE).
At the hacker's house, the PF seized a computer and a cell phone. According to the investigation, Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva, known as Vandathegod, is responsible for disseminating information on 223 million Brazilians . The young man was taken to the police station to testify.
Data leakage: what is known and what remains to be clarified
PF opens investigation to investigate data leakage
Hacker was denounced for hacking Senate systems
Known invader
Federal police officers seize electronic equipment in operation against data disclosure by Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
Federal police officers seize electronic equipment in operation against data disclosure by Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
Vandathegod has also been the target of other operations and invasions. In 2019, the hacker was arrested in Operation Defaced carried out by the Civil Police, as a suspect of having invaded the websites of the Civil Police of Minas Gerais, the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG), the Court of Justice of Goiás and the Brazilian Army.
In 2020, the young man was the target of a search and seizure warrant in the Exploit operation, which arrested in November the hacker suspected of breaking into the systems of the Superior Electoral Court ( TSE ).
Also in the past, he was considered a suspect in an attack on the Senate after obtaining data and accessing e-mail from a public servant.
According to the complaint, when accessing the internal systems of the legislative house, the hacker made a video "exposing the fragile security of the network". The recording was also published on the internet.
Marcos' family spoke about the situation to TV Integração (see the statements below) .
Learn more about the data leakage of 223 million Brazilians
Learn more about the data leakage of 223 million Brazilians
Operation Deepwater
This Friday's court orders were issued by Minister Alexandre de Moraes , of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) , at the request of the PF. On January 28, the police received a request from the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) to open an investigation into the case . The investigation is carried out by the Police Intelligence Directorate of the Federal Police.
The suspicion is that public officials are among the targets of criminals . The PF also investigates the participation of the hacker known as JustBR in the dissemination and commercialization of sensitive data.
PF launches operation against data leakage of Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
PF launches operation against data leakage of Brazilians - Photo: PF / Disclosure
Family was surprised by new arrest
The hacker's sister, who declined to be identified, spoke with the TV Integração reporting team about Vandathegod's new prison. According to her, the young man was under house arrest and wore an ankle bracelet. She said she was surprised by the new action:
"As a person who doesn't have a lot of education, he doesn't have a degree, and he was a hacker suspected of involvement [in crimes] in several countries."
Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva lived in a simple house in Bairro Laranjeiras along with his mother, three brothers and two nephews. The sister also said that the hacker did not give money to the family . “Here at home, there was no [computer]. He was going to go to the cafeteria. Then he came up with a notebook. If I had money, I would be in a mansion. I think a hacker makes a lot of money, ”she said.
“At home he was locked in his room. My mother always advised him to go to work. He said to deliver a résumé, that it wasn't life to be at the computer. What my mother can give in education, she did. ”
Vandathegod Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva Operation Deepwater Uberlândia - Photo: Michele Ferreira / G1
Investigations of Operation Deepwater
The investigators identified that, in 2021, confidential data from individuals and legal entities were made available on an internet forum . The page specializes in exchanging information about cyber activities.
On this website, information from individuals and legal entities was presented, such as CPF and CNPJ, full name and address.
According to the PF, the disclosure of part of the sensitive data was made free of charge by a user of the forum who, at the same time, exposed the sale of the rest of the sensitive information - they could be acquired with cryptocurrencies.
After due diligence, the PF identified the hacker suspected of obtaining, disclosing and marketing the data, as well as another hacker who suspected of selling the data through its own social networks.
Federal Police triggers operation against disclosure and commercialization of Brazilian data - Photo: PF / Divulgation
Invasion of public entities and the Army
In 2019, Vandathegod was arrested in November 2019, in Operation Defaced on suspicion of having invaded the websites of the Civil Police of Minas Gerais, the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG), the Court of Justice of Goiás and the Brazilian Army . At the time, the computer found at his home, in an Uberlândia settlement, was seized.
According to the chief delegate of the Civil Police in Uberlândia, Marcos Tadeu de Brito Brandão, the arrest was carried out jointly with the Belo Horizonte Cyber Crime Police Station. At that time, the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (Novo), released a video on the networks talking about the arrest "of a person who may be doing a huge amount of damage to all these institutions" .
The next day, the Uberlândia regional delegate stated that the hacker copied important government data . However, according to an investigation by the Belo Horizonte Cyber Crime Bureau, he had not received any money to share the information.
“His financial analysis was done and he has no money. He was arrested in a simple house and is of low class. But I already had a steal. In testimony, the boy said that he copied the data for himself and that he likes to do it ”, said the delegate.
Suspected of hacking sites of the government of Minas and the Army is arrested in Uberlândia
Suspected of hacking sites of the government of Minas and the Army is arrested in Uberlândia
TSE Invasion
Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva, the hacker known as Vandathegod, was the target of a search and seizure warrant in Operation Exploit , which arrested in November 2020 the hacker suspected of hacking TSE systems . According to the PF, in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, three search and seizure warrants and three precautionary measures to prohibit contact between investigated persons would be carried out and, in Portugal, in addition to the arrest warrant, a search and seizure warrant.
In this case, the young miner was investigated for having participated in the invasion that exposed administrative information from former TSE servants and ex-ministers in the first round of the 2020 municipal elections. The Electoral Court determined the ban on contact between him and other investigated hackers in Operation Exploit.
Also in this operation, Marcos Roberto Correia da Silva was being investigated by the Civil Police of Minas Gerais for invasion of device and fraud.
