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Hacker is arrested in PE for invading government systems and threatening Felca
Published on September 16, 2025
247 - The Rio Grande do Sul Civil Police, in partnership with the Pernambuco Civil Police, arrested a man accused of being the “technical pillar” of a digital crime gang.According to the G1, the suspect - who was not named - was captured in Pernambuco, but the authorities did not report the city.Two other men were also arrested in São Paulo and Rio Grande do Norte.
Operation “Medici Umbra” and Fraud Network
The arrests are part of the third phase of Operation “Medici Umbra”, which investigates systems invasions and fraud against doctors.The hacker arrested in Pernambuco was called “The Source” and claimed to have access to confidential systems of public agencies.
He said he had extracted Sisbajud and stored 2.56 Terabytes of data, including a 460 gigabytes file with information of 239 million pix keys.
Access to strategic systems
According to police, the suspect also said he had data from Serpro and Sinesp, as well as access to an intelligence system with bank fraud information, facial recognition and monitoring of flights controlled by the Federal Police.
Threats to the Felca influencer
Investigations show that the group also threatened youtuber Felipe Bressanim Pereira, known as Felca.Documents reveal that Cayo Lucas Rodrigues dos Santos, 22, arrested in Olinda, was one of the main articulators.He worked with Paulo Vinicios Oliveira Barbosa, accused of illegally accessing systems of the Secretariat of Social Defense.Cayo was arrested in August this year.
Crimes against minors
Cayo has been monitored since 2024 and was identified as leader of a group that blackmailed victims, including minors.According to police, he forced girls to expose himself in live broadcasts, submitting them to rituals of humiliation, self-mutilation and situations classified as virtual rape.There are records of victims of only 7 and 8 years.
Coordinated action in four states
The operation mobilized more than 50 agents in Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte and São Paulo.Authorities have “undeniable” the participation of prisoners in the investigated crimes, ranging from electronic fraud to digital sexual exploitation.