Bolsa Familia Brazil

A massive data breach involving the Bolsa Familia social welfare program in Brazil was identified in February 2025. The incident exposed approximately 20.4 million records belonging to program beneficiaries. The leaked dataset contains highly sensitive personal and financial information including full names, Brazilian taxpayer identifiers known as CPF, social identification numbers known as NIS, and specific details regarding payment amounts and periods. The exposure of these government records poses a significant identity theft threat to millions of low income citizens across various Brazilian municipalities.