Slim Spider Cyberattack Targets Brazilian Financial Institution's Crypto Custody Secrets
Slim Spider, a financially motivated threat actor, infiltrated a Brazilian financial institution's cloud environment to steal cryptocurrency custody secrets using custom scripts and cloud credentials. The attack involved exploiting cloud-native cryptographic tools and targeting critical financial infrastructure like Pix payments and Ethereum wallets.
A previously undocumented financially motivated threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting Brazilian financial institutions since at least March 2026.
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is tracking the Brazil-based activity cluster under the name Slim Spider.
"The adversary demonstrates deep operational knowledge of Brazilian financial infrastructure, including the instant payment
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