The Binary Guardians Compromised the INPSASEL Portal During the August 7, 2017, Campaign
On August 7, 2017, El Pitazo listed INPSASEL among the websites targeted in the attack; this is typically written as INPSASEL because IT Projects lists the domain inpsasel.gob.ve. No direct confirmation from the agency or archived screenshot of the site was found.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
INPSASEL/inpsasel.gob.ve was listed in The Binary Guardians campaign. The evidence is based on the campaign list, with no direct confirmation from the victim, data exposure, or internal compromise.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- website defacement or dns redirection
- Confidence
- Medium
Public information links the target to the campaign to deface and redirect The Binary Guardians’ website. No source confirms a data breach or a compromise of the internal system in the case of this specific target.
Severity assessment
Low- Functional impact
- Minimal
- Information impact
- Integrity loss
- Affected scope
- Single system
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- None
- Recoverability
- Regular
Website defacement/redirection in a public campaign; no confirmed data exposure, internal compromise, or prolonged service outage for the individual target.
Timeline
The Binary Guardians has compromised the public portal of the National Institute for Occupational Safety, Health, and Prevention (INPSASEL) as part of a defacement/redirect campaign targeting .ve domains.
The group spreads the message "Our struggle is digital" and expresses support for Operation David; sources at Reuters/IBTimes indicate that it was not part of the military operation.
Media outlets and technical sources publish lists of affected sites, with varying scopes: at least 25, more than 30, and about 40 websites.