Hacker Claims Attack on Brazilian Court; Court Says It Was a Technical Fault

A hacker identified as Azael has claimed responsibility for an attack on the website of TJMS, the state court of justice in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, according to a report. He says he managed to take the court's website offline, but TJMS has firmly denied that any attack occurred.

In its official response, the court stated that the outage was caused by a technical glitch rather than a deliberate cyberattack. No further explanation of the glitch has been provided so far, leaving the court's version of events largely unverified.

Separately, the state lawyers' association, OAB/MS, issued an advisory warning members of instability affecting two judicial platforms, e-SAJ and Eproc, which are widely used for managing legal proceedings online. It remains unclear whether this instability is related to the alleged attack or is a separate, unconnected issue.

Azael is reportedly a known figure in Brazil's hacking community, previously linked to a breach of a system called Fapec. The current claim marks what the report describes as his return 'years later', this time targeting a judicial institution rather than the earlier system.

The case highlights a recurring tension between hackers who publicly claim credit for attacks and institutions that often downplay or deny such incidents, citing internal technical issues instead. Without an independent investigation, it is difficult to confirm which version of events is accurate.

Authorities have not announced any formal inquiry into the claims so far, and no details have been released about potential motives behind the alleged attack or the specific vulnerabilities, if any, that may have been exploited. Readers are advised to await official statements before drawing conclusions about the true cause of the outage.