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Hacker is arrested for fraud of $ 107 million against the bank

Published on September 24, 2025

Arrested man is named as the hacker who installed a clandestine electronic device at the agency - Photo: Reproduction The Pará Civil Police, supported by the Maranhão Civil Police, arrested 35-year-old Arlison Lima Queiroz on Tuesday morning, suspected of involvement in a millionaire fraud against the Banco da Amazônia (Basa) in July of that year and resulted in a divert of $ 107 million. The arrest was held at the suspect's residence in Santa Inês, Maranhão, during the second phase of Operation Porta 34. Arlison is named as the hacker who installed a clandestine electronic device at the Basa agency in Santa Inês, which enabled the diversion of the values. All about police firsthand!Enter the WhatsApp channel. For this, he would have had the help of an agency manager, who facilitated the installation of the device.This device withdrew resources directly from the customer accounts of the Belém agency, transferring them to "oranges" accounts. According to Deputy Tainan Melo of the Pará Civil Police, the operation was quick."The device was inserted only once and, in five minutes, $ 107 million were diverted," he said.The system worked automatically, stealing the managers' passwords, identifying the target accounts and validating the transactions with the two required authorizations for withdrawal. The delegate also explained that "as the withdrawal of money requires two passwords of managers, the device already had both, performing operations in a few minutes. Significant part of the value has already been recovered via Pix by the banking system." In addition to Arlison's temporary arrest, search and seizure warrants were fulfilled at addresses linked to the suspect, with the seizure of electronic equipment and documents that will be analyzed by the expertise.The operation was supported by the 7th Santa Inês Regional Police Station. This action is the second phase of Operation Port 34. In the first phase, held in July, three men were arrested, including the bank manager accused of facilitating fraudulent transfers through privileged access to Basa's internal system. Investigations go to identify others involved and track the destination of diverted money.According to Santa Inês Regional Delegate, Alisson Guimarães, "there are evidence of crimes such as money laundering, corruption and bank fraud. Millionaire values ​​are hardly moved by few people, probably involved dozens of involved." In a statement, Banco da Amazônia said it is collaborating with the investigations and has repudiated any illegal action involving its operations.