Ministry of Transportation Reports Cyberattack on the Caracas Metro System
On August 11, 2024, Transportation Minister Ramon Velasquez Araguayan reported a cyberattack attributed to Anonymous against the Caracas Metro system and the Conviasa website. National and international media reported that Metro card reloading had already been restored, which confirms the impact on a digital transportation service. There is no public evidence of a data breach.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Reports cite the Minister of Transportation denouncing the cyberattack on the Metro system and note that card reloading has been restored. The confirmed impact is limited to digital transportation services; no data breach or permanent damage has been confirmed.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Availability
- Subtype
- service disruption claim
- Confidence
- High
The Transportation Minister’s statement and reports from various media outlets confirm that the Metro’s digital services were affected; no detailed technical information was released.
Severity assessment
High- Functional impact
- Degraded (critical)
- Information impact
- None
- Affected scope
- Multiple users
- Critical service
- Degraded
- Public confidence
- Moderate
- Recoverability
- Supplemented
It affected a digital service associated with mass public transit; the service was reported as restored, and there are no confirmed data breaches.
Timeline
Anonymous listed Sistema C.A. Metro de Caracas as an alleged victim.