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MPPPST Confirms Cyberattacks Against the INPSASEL Website

On July 31, 2024, the MPPPST reported that the INPSASEL website had suffered cyberattacks between July 30 and 31 and warned that any information published on the website during that time was not official. No sufficient public sources were found to confirm a database containing 1,356 rows or a validated data breach.

Overview

Missing evidence

It is unclear whether any property damage occurred as a result of this incident.The BreachForums database leak thread referenced here is not publicly accessible via a standard web search or direct retrieval.An official source from the MPPPST confirms cyberattacks on the INPSASEL website, but does not confirm the alleged database leak, the attacker’s alias “ctf,” the number of leaked rows, or the exact data fields.The exact date of the initial breach in July 2024 is not specified; only the dates of disclosure and acknowledgment of the attack—July 30–31, 2024—are provided.The official statement confirms the cyberattack on the website but does not confirm the alleged database leak, the attacker’s alias “ctf,” or the number of leaked records.The BreachForums thread is confidential and was not obtained; treat the details of the data breach as unverified.No reports from independent media outlets or NGOs (such as VE Sin Filtro) were found that specifically mentioned the INPSASEL leak.

Impact details

An official statement from the MPPPST confirms the cyberattacks and warns that the information published on the INPSASEL website between July 30 and 31 was not official. No database breach has been publicly confirmed.

public web portal

Classification & severity

Category
Information content security
Subtype
Unauthorised modification of information
Confidence
High

An official statement warns that the content published on the portal during the attack was not official, which confirms the impact on the site’s integrity and content.

Severity assessment

Medium
Functional impact
Minimal
Information impact
Integrity loss
Affected scope
Single system
Critical service
Potential
Public confidence
Moderate
Recoverability
Regular

Web or content integrity issue officially confirmed; no data breach has been confirmed.

Integrity

Timeline

Claim

The CTF listed the National Institute for Occupational Safety, Health, and Prevention (INPSASEL) as a presumed victim.

Evidence & sources

1 source

The Inpsasel website was the target of cyberattacks - MPPPST

mpppst.gob.ve Jul 31, 2024
Primary Official statement