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Brazil’s CAPES reports possible exposure of personal and bank data in Meus Dados

Improper access to Meus Dados may have exposed CPF identifiers, email/phone and bank information. No affected-person or record total is published.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

The incident was detected September 23 and announced September 28; the page was modified November 4. Possible external access to personal information is under review, with no alteration identified. References to children, adolescents and elderly people are not converted into estimated counts.

Timeline

  1. Occurred
  2. Discovered
  3. Disclosed

  4. Improper access detected.

  5. Notice of possible exposure published.

  6. Official notice page modified.

Organization response

CAPES restricted the function, reviewed access/authentication and preserved logs, contacted police and ANPD, and provided monitoring and fraud warnings.

What you can do

Check notices through the organisation’s genuine contact channels. Do not enter credentials or payment details through links in unexpected messages.

Sources

  1. Comunicado sobre incidente na Plataforma Meus DadosCAPES · 2026-11-09

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