MDGhost Claims Responsibility for Attack on Consorcio Credicard
On May 13, 2026, the threat actor MDGhost claimed to have breached Consorcio Credicard, a major Venezuelan payment platform. The attacker posted a database containing more than 5 million records on a hacking forum. The compromised data reportedly includes personally identifiable information, such as names, national ID numbers, addresses, account types, and email addresses.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
5,000,000 Exposed records
Unofficial and unconfirmed public reports describe a breach involving more than 5 million records associated with Consorcio Credicard customers and merchants. No official statement or independent verification was found.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- Leak of confidential information
- Confidence
- Medium
Severity assessment
High- Information impact
- Sensitive personal data
- Affected scope
- National
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Moderate
Potential for significant impact if the incident is genuine, given the nature of payment processing, the types of customer and merchant data involved, and the reported scale of the incident; public evidence is based on information from media reports and social media, with no official or forensic confirmation.
Timeline
MDGhost listed Consorcio Credicard as a suspected victim.