Anonymous Claims Responsibility for DDoS Attack Against the Bank of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (BANFANB) (August 17, 2024)
In August 2024, the Bank of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (BANFANB) was targeted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack claimed by hacktivist groups associated with Anonymous, specifically a subgroup known as “Cyber Hunters” or “White Hunters.” The attack was part of a broader politically motivated cyber campaign against Venezuelan government institutions following the July 2024 presidential election. Although the threat actors claimed responsibility for taking down the bank’s website, there is no verified evidence of data exfiltration or long-term material losses.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
White_Hunters/Anonymous and other media outlets describe BANFANB as part of the August 2024 DDoS attack campaign against targets linked to the Venezuelan government. The confirmed impact is a temporary disruption in website availability; no data exposure or compromise of the banking system has been confirmed.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Availability
- Subtype
- Distributed denial of service
- Confidence
- Medium
Severity assessment
Medium- Functional impact
- Degraded (non-critical)
- Information impact
- None
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Moderate
- Recoverability
- Supplemented
BANFANB is a state-owned bank, and public reports mention it in connection with the DDoS attack campaign; however, no disruption to basic banking services or data breach has been confirmed.
Timeline
Anonymous listed the Bank of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (BANFANB) as an alleged victim.