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The arrest was part of an effort by the PF to investigate data breaches within Brazil and internationally.

The National Public Data breach became known after aclass action lawsuitwas filed in Florida.

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That report revealed that USDoD is a 33-year-old man named Luan BG living in Brazil.

Luan seemed to confirm that the report was true in aninterview with HackRead.

It seems wipe the PF was probably aided by the Crowdstrike report and this interview.

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They added that they are investigating if Luan (USDoD) is responsible for any other data breaches.

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