Anonymous Alleges Data Leak Involving the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC)
On August 17, 2024, the hacktivist group Anonymous—specifically the threat actor Jh0n_Wick-Bl4ckHat—claimed to have gained unauthorized access to the intranet of the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) in Venezuela. As part of the #CyberHuntersOp campaign, the attackers published evidence of the breach, including vulnerability analyses and lists of extracted credentials—such as usernames, email addresses, and passwords—from the intranet.cicpc.gob.ve domain. The incident was part of a broader wave of cyberattacks targeting Venezuelan government institutions following the 2024 presidential election.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Public sources provide campaign-level coverage that identifies the CICPC as the target, but they do not independently verify the specific allegation of a data breach at intranet.cicpc.gob.ve, the exposed fields, the individuals affected, or the date of August 17, 2024.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- Leak of confidential information
- Confidence
- Low
Campaign-level sources mention the CICPC as a target, but do not confirm the specific report of a data breach at intranet.cicpc.gob.ve or the date of August 17, 2024.
Severity assessment
Medium- Information impact
- Suspected
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
The CICPC is a key law enforcement agency, but this specific data breach has not been independently verified beyond the campaign reports.
Timeline
Anonymous listed the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) as an alleged victim.