Brazil's aPIXcalypse
Anchises Moraes
Payment Village @ DEF CON 33 · Day 1 · Payment Village
Anchises Moraes, Threat Intel Lead at the Brazilian cybersecurity firm Apura, delivered a compelling talk at Payment Village titled "Brazil's aPIXcalypse," shedding light on the transformative yet perilous journey of Brazil's real-time payment system, **Pix**. Launched just five years ago in 2020, Pix has rapidly become the cornerstone of financial transactions in one of the world's largest economies, boasting over 200 million citizens. While lauded for its efficiency and widespread adoption, Pix has also inadvertently created a perfect storm for cybercriminals and traditional fraudsters, forcing a paradigm shift in how financial institutions and individuals approach security.
AI review
A competent threat-intel survey of Brazil's Pix fraud ecosystem with genuine regional expertise and good breadth of coverage. Solid Payment Village content — but it reads like a well-organized blog post more than a talk that needed to be live.