Cybercrime ring uncovered in Brazil

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SAO PAULO (AP) — A massive cybercrime ring in Brazil may have stolen billions of dollars from a widely used online payment system, a technology security company said.

The RSA Security division of EMC Corp. said in a research report released on Wednesday that a “malware-based fraud ring” had infiltrated the online payment method known as the boleto, diverting payments to accounts held by members of the ring.

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