Threat actor

LulzSecPeru

Identity of a hacktivist identified in 2014 as responsible for taking control of the PSUV’s Twitter account during #OpVenezuela.

Incidents: 1
High impact: 0
First seen: Feb 14, 2014
Latest seen: Feb 14, 2014

Top targets

Cuenta de Twitter del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV): 1

Linked incidents

social media account takeover Feb 14, 2014

LulzSecPeru takes over the PSUV’s Twitter account during #OpVenezuela

On the night of February 14, 2014, LulzSecPeru took control of the official Twitter account of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (@PartidoPSUV) and posted hostile messages linked to #OpVenezuela. Contemporary sources cite the PSUV’s statement and posts by the actor; some embedded tweets show a UTC date of February 15, but the report and the local time place the incident on February 14.

Cuenta de Twitter del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV)