Anonymous Person Accuses Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV) of a Data Breach
On August 26, 2024, the hacktivist group Anonymous—specifically, threat actors operating under the names White_Hunters and Cyber Hunters—claimed to have gained unauthorized access to the systems of Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV). The attackers allegedly leaked 6.5 million records containing personal information, including first names, last names, and identification numbers. There has been no official statement from CANTV confirming the leak.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
White_Hunters/Anonymous sources have filed a complaint with CANTV regarding a data breach. Reviewed public evidence supports the existence of the complaint and the archived post only; no statement from CANTV, validated dataset, list of exposed fields, number of affected individuals, or service disruption was found.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- Leak of confidential information
- Confidence
- Medium
Severity assessment
Medium- Functional impact
- None
- Information impact
- Suspected
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
CANTV is an essential telecommunications provider, but this record is based solely on a report of a data breach on social media or in a file, with no validated data or confirmed impact on service.
Timeline
Anonymous listed Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (Cantv) as an alleged victim.