Notorious Threat Actor USDoD Arrested by Brazil's Department of Federal Police

Widely known threat actor USDoD, who was behind the breaches of National Public Data and the FBI's InfraGard platform, has been arrested by Brazil's Department of Federal Police as part of its Operation Data Breach effort

A well-known threat actor, USDoD, has been arrested in Brazil. He was allegedly involved in several high-profile breaches, including those of the National Public Data and the FBI's InfraGard platform.

Airbus and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were also impacted by the threat actor's activities. According to the Department of Federal Police (DFP), the person under investigation faces charges for hacking into a computer device and obtaining information, with an increased sentence for the commercialization of the obtained data. The investigation will continue to identify any other cyber intrusions committed by the person under investigation.

The arrest comes after USDoD was revealed to be Luan G. from Brazil in March, following an investigation by CrowdStrike and Intel471 cybersecurity experts.

Brazil has been cracking down on cybercrime in recent months, with the disruption of Grandoreiro banking malware operations in January being another notable development.

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