Brazilian Police Seize Approximately $1.7 Million in Cryptocurrency in ClickFix Operation

The police in Santa Catarina, Brazil, seized approximately 8.78 million Brazilian reais (about $1.7 million) in cryptocurrency from a criminal gang during the ClickFix operation, involving Bitcoin, ETH, TRX, and USDT. The assets from three self-custody wallets have been transferred to national custody. The operation also seized real estate (approximately 6.5 million reais) and vehicles (approximately 2.4 million reais), bringing the total seized assets to 17.7 million reais (about $3.2 million). Additionally, the police froze bank accounts totaling up to 93 million reais (about $17 million). The criminal gang utilized ClickFix technology to lure victims into executing malicious code by inducing false browser error messages to control their devices.

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