Money was diverted to 17 accounts due to improper access to government systems; to understand

Approximately R$14 million from the federal government was transferred to 17 bank accounts across Brazil. A. The main suspicion is that the theft occurred following improper access to the Federal Government’s Integrated Financial Management System. (Siafi) was paying salaries to public officials.

According to Estadao, the money was transferred to the Federal Data Processing Service (Serpro), a state technology company. However, it was stated that the money was sent to bank accounts registered in the names of companies and individuals in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Bahia.

A. The invasion would take place in pieces, report found. The first diversion took place on March 28, when R$ 3.8 million allocated for Serpro from the Ministry of Administration was transferred to accounts opened in the company’s name – R$ 1 million to a furniture company in Campinas (SP), R$ 1 million for construction in Rio de Janeiro. R$ 763.9 thousand for the company in Janeiro and for an investment manager also in the capital of RJ.

The second diversion of funds took place on April 16, and R$10.2 million from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), also allocated to Serpro, was transferred to 14 different accounts. The group includes a construction company from São Paulo, a mining company in Itaú de Minas (MG), a water sales company in Una (BA) and seven individuals.

However, in this wave, one of the transfers was canceled and it is unknown whether the value was recovered or lost.

Over time, suspicious behavior was noticed by public officials. On April 8, days after the initial invasion, employees received a suspicious message via SMS on their mobile phone containing an attempt to steal data from Siafi, but they were not warned of the danger of sending this message until the next day.