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Brazil prosecutors seek damages for over 300,000 public service users in data breach case

By Ana Paula Candil ( October 21, 2022, 16:38 GMT | Insight) -- Brazil-based telecom firm Algar and public IT firm Celepar are facing a public civil action from federal prosecutors in Minas Gerais state on behalf of over 324,000 people whose data was breached. The Federal Prosecution Service in Minas Gerais is seeking total damages of 974.4 million reais ($186.8 million) for the illegal use of data from public service users in Paraná state.Brazil-based telecom firm Algar and public IT firm Celepar are facing a public civil action from federal prosecutors in Minas Gerais state on behalf of over 324,000 people whose data was breached....

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