Brazil's Superior Council of Labor Justice (CSJT) identified and blocked an unusual and simultaneous access to multiple judicial proceedings in its electronic system. The irregular access was resolved immediately after detection. The body clarified that, although access to proceedings is public and can be carried out by lawyers registered in the Electronic Judicial Process (PJe) system, the volume and manner in which the queries occurred drew the attention of security teams.

The incident affected 21 of the 24 Regional Labor Courts (TRTs) in the country, as well as Brazil's Superior Labor Court (TST). To ensure transparency about the incident, the CSJT made available a dedicated website where parties involved in the proceedings can check, using their case number, whether their data was accessed during the period in which the irregularity occurred. The measure aims to inform all potentially affected individuals about the unauthorized access to procedural information.

The competent authorities were immediately notified. Brazil's Federal Police and the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) were officially informed about the incident and have already begun investigations to determine both the large-volume access and the potential misuse of the collected data. The CSJT emphasizes that it is fully cooperating with the investigations to identify those responsible and the extent of the unauthorized access.

Regarding proceedings that are under judicial secrecy and were accessed during the incident, the Council guarantees that they remain protected by the specific applicable legislation. Any improper use of the obtained information is subject to civil and criminal penalties, which is already the subject of the ongoing police investigation. The CSJT continues to work in conjunction with the regional courts and other authorities to carry out a complete survey of the information, as well as to expand monitoring and strengthen the security mechanisms of its systems.

The case should prompt lawyers across the country to properly advise their clients, as new fraud schemes may emerge using the leaked data. As is well known, the use of real information gives fraudulent messages greater power of persuasion. At the same time, companies should also alert their employees to be vigilant about messages using information from labor court proceedings.

Source: TST

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