The worst part of this attack occurred Friday, when hackers briefly posted an ominous message on the IBGE (Brazil's main statistical institution) website:
"This month, the Brazilian government will suffer the highest number of virtual attacks in its history. These attacks are a protest by a nationalist group that desires to transform Brazil into a better country."
Apparently, hackers from Fail Shell and the Brazilian arm of LulzSec took down the government site through use of robotic computers, using billions of access requests to bombard the site until it finally shut down. The Brazilian government reported no evidence of data loss, but websites that have suffered attacks include the Brazilian Tax Authority, the IBGE, the Brazilian Senate, and the Ministry of Sports.
Displayed below, LulzSec won a hacking competition and placed its mascot on the Black & Berg Cybersecurity Consulting homepage.
Brazil received below average marks from the Global Competitiveness Report in the Cyber Security and IP Protection category, ranking 89th out of the 139 scored countries. To date, all attacks have been directed towards governmental agencies, but such vulnerability in Brazil's cyberspace could mean trouble for the country's reputation for world-leading financial and banking software.
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