N33 takes over writer Leonardo Padron’s Twitter account
In 2011, the N33 group was reported to have hijacked Twitter accounts belonging to figures critical of Chavismo. CPJ, Americas Quarterly, and AP/CBS named Leonardo Padron among the victims. The exact date the account was taken over was not publicly established, and the date of the N33 statement is used as a reference.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Leonardo Padrón was identified by CPJ/AP as a victim of the hijacking of the N33 account, which involved unauthorized posts and the blocking of his Twitter account. Specific technical details regarding the victim are limited. No specific public source from the victim confirms that private material from this particular account was copied or published.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Intrusions
- Subtype
- social media account takeover
- Confidence
- High
The CPJ directly identifies the victim and documents the broader campaign of N33 account impersonation targeting Venezuelan journalists and opposition figures.
Severity assessment
Medium- Functional impact
- Degraded (non-critical)
- Information impact
- Suspected
- Affected scope
- Single user
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- Limited
- Recoverability
- Regular
A victim has been identified in the N33 account takeover campaign; the risk of loss of account control and exposure of private messages has been confirmed, but specific technical details regarding the victim are limited.
Timeline
No structured timeline events are available for this incident.