Distributed denial of service

Anonymous Report of a DDoS Attack Against Corporación Digitel C.A. (August 2024)

In August 2024, Anonymous allegedly launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Corporación Digitel C.A., a private telecommunications company operating in the communications services sector in Venezuela. It is unclear whether any data was leaked or whether there were any material losses resulting from the incident.

Overview

Missing evidence

No independent report identifies Digitel as a victim of the anonymous DDoS attack in August 2024 (as distinct from the LockBit ransomware attack in February 2024).Confirmation would require a media report or a notice from Digitel/CONATEL linking an outage to the anonymous complaint dated August 18, 2024.

Impact details

White_Hunters/Anonymous have claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack against Digitel. Check Point confirms the broader #OpVenezuela DDoS campaign but does not list Digitel as a confirmed target as of today. No independent reports of service disruption, victim statements, or telemetry data have been found.

Classification & severity

Category
Availability
Subtype
Distributed denial of service
Confidence
Low

The available evidence indicates that this was a DDoS attack orchestrated by an actor against the mentioned target. No statement from the victim, no independent report on the service disruption, and no technical telemetry data corresponding to this specific target and date have been found.

Severity assessment

Low
Information impact
None
Affected scope
Organization-wide
Critical service
Potential
Public confidence
Limited

The impact of DDoS attacks targeting specific targets has not been independently confirmed; evidence is limited to an author’s claim or a weak reproduction, in addition to the general context of the campaign.

Timeline

Claim

Anonymous listed Corporacion Digitel C.A. as an alleged victim.

Evidence & sources

2 sources