Distributed denial of service
Anonymous Claims Responsibility for DDoS Attack Against the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (July 31, 2024)
Official sources and media outlets reported attacks against presidencia.gob.ve during the post-election wave of #OpVenezuela. The impact was limited to the availability of the Presidency’s website; there is no evidence of compromised data.
Overview
Missing evidence
There is no direct primary evidence from the threat actor, such as an original post on an anonymous leak site or a direct statement on social media.There is no specific confirmation as to whether any data was leaked or whether any material losses occurred.
Impact details
Availability impact or complaint regarding a public website/portal; no data exposure confirmed.
website or public portal
Classification & severity
- Category
- Availability
- Subtype
- Distributed denial of service
- Confidence
- High
Public sources confirm the impact on the availability of Reclamo; no data breach has been confirmed.
Severity assessment
Medium- Functional impact
- Degraded (non-critical)
- Information impact
- None
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
This incident affects only availability and accessibility; no data breach has been confirmed.
Service disrupted Availability
Timeline
Claim
Anonymous listed the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as an alleged victim.
Evidence & sources
4 sourcesCyberattacks Against Venezuela: Their Scope and Technical Dimensions | Misión Verdadera
Misión Verdad Aug 14, 2024
Corroborating Media report
Anonymous and Cyber Hunters Hack at Least 325 of Maduro’s Government Websites | El Estímulo
El Estímulo Aug 2, 2024
Corroborating Media report
'Anonymous' Goes All Out Against Nicolás Maduro: Hackers Declare War on Him and Attack High-Ranking Officials and Venezuelan Government Websites
Antena 3 Noticias Aug 15, 2024
Corroborating Media report
Minister Gabriela Jiménez: 65% of cyberattacks targeted Internet service | PSUV
psuv.org.ve Aug 12, 2024
Context Media report