Breeze Comet Executes Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions via Brazilian Payment Systems
Financially motivated threat actor targets banking and e-commerce sectors in Brazil since 2024
Key Takeaways
- Breeze Comet (formerly UNC5669) is a financially motivated threat actor active since 2024 targeting Brazilian payment systems.
- The actor specializes in manipulating payment systems and banking software to conduct fraudulent transfers.
- Hundreds of fraudulent transactions have been observed, but exact victim counts and financial losses are unconfirmed.
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