Hacker Claims Attack on Brazilian Court; Court Says It Was a Technical Fault
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A hacker who uses the name Azael claims he attacked the website of the TJMS, a state court in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. He says the attack made the site go offline.
The court has denied that any attack took place. Officials say the problem was caused by a technical failure, not by a cyberattack. The court has not given more details about what caused the issue.
At the same time, the lawyers' association OAB/MS warned members about instability in two important legal systems, e-SAJ and Eproc. These systems are used by lawyers and courts to manage legal cases online.
Azael is known in Brazil as the 'Fapec hacker', a name linked to an earlier attack on a system called Fapec. According to the report, he has now returned, years later, claiming a new breach against TJMS.
It is still unclear whether the two events, the claimed attack and the system instability, are connected. The court's denial and the hacker's claim present two different versions of events.
No official investigation result has been announced yet. Readers should treat the hacker's claims with caution until authorities confirm more facts.
Vocabulary7 words
- hacker
- someone who breaks into computer systems without permission
- technical failure
- when a machine or system stops working correctly by itself
- cyberattack
- an attack on a computer system done on purpose
- instability
- a state where something does not work smoothly or reliably
- breach
- a break into a system's security
- denial
- a statement saying something is not true
- investigation
- an official process to find out what really happened
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1. Took the TJMS website offline 2. As a technical failure 3. True
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A _____ who uses the name Azael claims he attacked the website of the TJMS.
He says the attack made the site go _____.
The court has denied that any attack took place, saying it was a _____ failure.
The lawyers' association OAB/MS warned members about _____ in two legal systems.
These systems are e-SAJ and _____.
Azael is known as the 'Fapec _____'.
He has now returned, years later, claiming a new _____ against TJMS.
No official _____ result has been announced yet.
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