99Pay: Central Bank warns about data leak of nearly 40 thousand Pix keys

The Central Bank (BC) informed yesterday (10) 99Pay PayPal SA customers’ personal data leak linked to nearly 40,000 Pix keysThe incident, the sixth of its kind in 2024, occurred due to “certain malfunctions” in the company’s systems.

According to the monetary authority, information on the total amount Between June 26 and July 2 of this year, 39,088 keys registered with the institution were leaked. The exposure does not include data that allows the movement of resources or access to user accounts.

The recording data exposed in the incident includes: customer name, CPF, agency, account number and contact institution, some of which are confidentialOn the other hand, passwords, balances and other sensitive information within the scope of banking secrecy could not be viewed.

99Pay users whose data was leaked in this incident Notification is made via digital wallet application or internet bankingAs the agency emphasized, these are the only channels used by BC and the financial institution to communicate with customers affected by the Pix keys leak.

Problem solved

The platform, which is affiliated with the 99 Pay app, said in a statement that the security incident on its systems affected a small number of Pix keys, corresponding to approximately 0.0003% of its customer base. 99Pay also reported: The problem has already been solved and has not caused financial losses..

99Pay Pix keys leak is being investigated by BC and Depending on the result, sanctions may be imposed on the company.Fines, suspension, and even immediate removal from the payment system are some of the penalties stipulated by law, which vary depending on the severity of the incident.

Since August 2021 11. Pix key data leakAlthough cases do not usually involve the disclosure of sensitive data, it is important to be wary of this information being used in fraudulent attempts.