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As read in the Consumer Protection Fund, the leak occurred in the company's environment and is not the work of hackers.
The Brazilian state consumer protection fund Procon considered unsatisfactory the explanation of the international credit bureau Experian about the large-scale data leakage of Brazilian citizens.
In January of this year, the information security company PSafe discovered the personal data of more than 220 million Brazilian citizens and companies on the darknet, including information from the Mosaic consumer segmentation model used by the Brazilian "daughter" of Experian, Serasa.
After learning about the leak, Procon notified the credit bureau about it and demanded to provide it with all information about the incident. In particular, the foundation requested Experian to confirm the leak and explain its causes. In addition, the bureau had to tell about the measures taken to contain the incident, compensate for the damage to the affected customers and prevent similar leaks in the future.
However, the information provided by Experian on the incident did not satisfy Procon and "raised more questions than answers," said the foundation's executive director, Fernando Capez.
"No assumptions have been provided, and we currently believe that the leak most likely occurred internally and is not the work of hackers," Capes told ZDNet.
The Board of the fund will analyze the response received from Experian, and if violations are detected by the credit bureau, it will face a fine.
The Brazilian state consumer protection fund Procon considered unsatisfactory the explanation of the international credit bureau Experian about the large-scale data leakage of Brazilian citizens.
In January of this year, the information security company PSafe discovered the personal data of more than 220 million Brazilian citizens and companies on the darknet, including information from the Mosaic consumer segmentation model used by the Brazilian "daughter" of Experian, Serasa.
After learning about the leak, Procon notified the credit bureau about it and demanded to provide it with all information about the incident. In particular, the foundation requested Experian to confirm the leak and explain its causes. In addition, the bureau had to tell about the measures taken to contain the incident, compensate for the damage to the affected customers and prevent similar leaks in the future.
However, the information provided by Experian on the incident did not satisfy Procon and "raised more questions than answers," said the foundation's executive director, Fernando Capez.
"No assumptions have been provided, and we currently believe that the leak most likely occurred internally and is not the work of hackers," Capes told ZDNet.
The Board of the fund will analyze the response received from Experian, and if violations are detected by the credit bureau, it will face a fine.