Brazil Central Bank Insider Heist: $140M Vanishes in Brazen Cyber Raid
Another day, another bank vault left swinging open—only this time, the thieves wore employee badges.
Brazil's financial fortress crumbles from within
A rogue Central Bank of Brazil team allegedly bypassed every digital safeguard to pull off one of 2025's most audacious heists. The $140 million disappearance exposes the fatal flaw in even the most secure systems: humans with admin privileges.
While regulators scramble to investigate, crypto exchanges report suspicious inflows—because nothing launders like decentralized ledgers when fiat institutions fail. The irony? This 'trusted' banking insider likely earned less annually than their stolen haul's hourly interest.
