GhostSec Claims Responsibility for Attack on the Decentralized Tax Administration Service of Zulia State (SEDATEZ)
On August 18, 2024, the hacktivist group GhostSec (via the X handle @Wond3rGhost) claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Decentralized Tax Administration Service of Zulia State (SEDATEZ). The attack, carried out as part of the #OpVenezuela campaign, reportedly took the organization’s website (sedatez.gob.ve) offline. It is unclear whether any data was compromised or whether the incident caused financial losses.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Wond3rGhost/GhostSec alleges a DDoS attack against SEDATEZ. VenariX echoes the claim in a less-than-convincing manner, while Hackmanac’s source dates back to January 2025 and does not specify either the target or the date. No independent reports of the service disruption, victim statements, or technical telemetry data corresponding to August 18, 2024, 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
GhostSec listed the Decentralized Tax Administration Service of Zulia State (SEDATEZ) as an alleged victim.