Brazil's Federal Revenue Service reported on Monday (8.08.2023) that during the routine procedure for updating the foreign trade authorization system (RADAR), a failure occurred, which has led to the suspension of several operations.
As a result, the Brazilian agency and cybersecurity experts "are working to restore normal services," the statement added.
"Investigators suspect an attack by Russian hackers on the radar system," local daily Istoé reports.
What is RADAR?
Radar is the acronym for Environment for Registration and Tracking of the Performance of Customs Interveners. Created in 2002, the system aims to make available, in real time, information of a customs, fiscal and accounting nature. It is an important tool for combating fraud.Communication)
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