Hack of teleSUR’s Spanish-language website (telesurtv.net) by TeamHDP
The Spanish-language website of the state-run broadcaster teleSUR (telesurtv.net) was hacked on April 11, 2023, by the group TeamHDP, which posted articles with messages such as “LONG LIVE FREE VENEZUELA #HACKED BY #TeamHDP’ and demands for the release of political prisoners in Venezuela and Cuba. The network’s president, Patricia Villegas, confirmed the attack and stated that they regained control within a few minutes. The group compromised an account with publishing privileges on the website.
Impact details
A temporary compromise of the Spanish-language website involved the publication of articles containing political messages via a compromised account with publishing privileges. The network stated that it regained control within a few minutes; no data theft or exposure was reported. By April 12, the website was operating normally.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- Unauthorised modification of information
- Confidence
- High
Severity assessment
Medium- Functional impact
- Minimal
- Information impact
- Integrity loss
- Affected scope
- Single system
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- Moderate
- Recoverability
- Regular
Confirmed, minor content integrity incident involving a publishing account; no data exposure.
Timeline
TeamHDP compromised an account with publishing privileges and hacked teleSUR’s Spanish-language website, publishing articles containing political messages.
The group identifies itself as TeamHDP in the posted messages ("#HACKED BY #TeamHDP").
Patricia Villegas, president of teleSUR, reported the hack on social media and stated that they regained control within a few minutes.
Media outlets (Infobae, Efecto Cocuyo) report the incident; the website is operating normally.