Anonymous Claims Responsibility for Attack on the Venezuelan Network Information Center (NIC)
On August 18, 2024, hacktivist groups such as Anonymous and Cyber Hunters (also known as White Hunters) launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Venezuelan Network Information Center (NIC.ve). The attack was part of the broader #OpVenezuela campaign, a coordinated cyberoffensive targeting the Venezuelan government’s infrastructure following the disputed presidential elections in July 2024. The DDoS attack caused the NIC.ve website to display a maintenance message, although it is unclear whether any data was compromised or how long the downtime lasted exactly.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
White_Hunters/Anonymous have claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack against NIC.ve. There is broader coverage of Operation #OpVenezuela, but no independent source has been found that mentions NIC.ve as a confirmed target of the service disruption on August 18, 2024.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Availability
- Subtype
- Distributed denial of service
- Confidence
- Low
The available evidence indicates that this was a DDoS attack orchestrated by an actor against the mentioned target. No statement from the victim, no independent report on the service disruption, and no technical telemetry data corresponding to this specific target and date have been found.
Severity assessment
Low- Information impact
- None
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
The specific impact on the target has not been independently confirmed; the evidence consists of a report of a DDoS attack on social media by an actor, but the broader context of the campaign is not sufficient to validate this row.
Timeline
Anonymous listed the Venezuelan Network Information Center (NIC) as an alleged victim.