N33 takes over journalist Nelson Bocaranda’s Twitter account
In 2011, CPJ and Americas Quarterly named Nelson Bocaranda among the victims of account hijackings attributed to the N33 group. The exact date of the account hijacking was not publicly established, and the date of the N33 statement is used as a reference.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Nelson Bocaranda was identified by the CPJ as a victim of identity theft on N33; the incident highlighted the risk to which his account and direct messages were exposed, but public sources do not provide specific technical details. No specific public source regarding 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.