Anonymous Claims Responsibility for Attack on the Autonomous National Printing Service and Official Gazette (SAINGO)
In August 2024, the Autonomous National Printing Service and Official Gazette (SAINGO) was the target of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. According to reports, the incident was carried out by hacktivists associated with Anonymous and other groups such as Cyber Hunters and GhostSec as part of a broader campaign targeting the Venezuelan government’s infrastructure. While the attack disrupted access to the official portal responsible for publishing legal decrees and the Official Gazette, there is no confirmed evidence of a data breach or permanent material loss resulting from the event.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
White_Hunters has reported a DDoS attack against SAINGO/imprentanacional.gob.ve. Check Point supports the broader #OpVenezuela campaign, but no independent source has been found to confirm the disruption or impact on SAINGO’s service on this specific date.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Availability
- Subtype
- Distributed denial of service
- Confidence
- Medium
Severity assessment
Low- Information impact
- None
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
The specific impact of the SAINGO DDoS attack has not been independently confirmed; the evidence is based on the claim of a single actor, as well as the context of the campaign.
Timeline
Anonymous listed the Autonomous National Printing Service and Official Gazette (SAINGO) as an alleged victim.