Privilege claims responsibility for attack on the National Institute for Training and Socialist Education (INCES)
On September 12, 2025, a threat actor known as “privilege” posted a leaked database on a dark web forum, allegedly belonging to the Venezuelan government entity INCES (National Institute for Training and Socialist Education). The leaked data reportedly contains 18,888 records of Venezuelan citizens, including personally identifiable information (PII), Patria codes, and hashes, dating back to 2024.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
18,888 Exposed records
A post on DarkForums claims that there are 18,888 INCES records containing personally identifiable information (PII), homeland security codes, and fields related to passwords or hashes. The authenticity of the data and whether the source system was compromised have not been confirmed.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- Leak of confidential information
- Confidence
- Medium
Severity assessment
Medium- Information impact
- Sensitive personal data
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- Limited
If authentic, the alleged INCES dataset exposes a moderate amount of sensitive personal data. The evidence is limited solely to the complainant.
Timeline
Privilegio identified the National Institute for Training and Socialist Education (INCES) as the alleged victim.