The Liberators of the Homeland Claim Responsibility for an Attack on DGCIM Databases
In September 2020, Los Libertadores de la Patria (@LDLP2020) claimed to have attacked or destroyed data belonging to the DGCIM, comparing the incident to a previous attack against SEBIN in March. Extensive media coverage occurred on October 9 and 10, 2020. Public sources report the claim but do not independently verify the destruction or its technical scope.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
The Libertadores de la Patria have claimed that the DGCIM’s database has been compromised or destroyed, and have provided details on the personnel affected and the locations involved. Public sources echo the attacker’s claim but do not independently verify the destruction, the leak of files, or the service disruption.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- unauthorised deletion or destruction of information claimed
- Confidence
- Medium
Public sources report claims by “Los Libertadores de la Patria” regarding the compromise or destruction of the database, but there is no independent technical confirmation.
Severity assessment
High- Information impact
- Government-sensitive
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
A sensitive government target with significant repercussions and the alleged destruction of a database, but public evidence is limited solely to the claims made by the perpetrator and the media.
Timeline
The Libertadores de la Patria Claim Responsibility for an Attack on DGCIM Databases