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Breach at Brazil's Caixa insurer exposes data of 7.6 million customers

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A data breach at the insurance arm of Brazilian state lender Caixa has reportedly exposed personal records of about 7.6 million customers. The compromised information reportedly includes customers' names and tax identification numbers. The item was shared on Hacker News, but the linked source provides limited detail beyond the headline. Further specifics on the timing, cause, and response of the breach were not available in the provided material.

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