GhostSec Claims Responsibility for Attack on the Social Protection Fund for Bank Deposits (FOGADE)
On August 20, 2024, the threat actor GhostSec, operating through the X account @Wond3rGhost, claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Venezuelan government entity Fondo de Protección Social de los Depósitos Bancarios (FOGADE). The attack was linked to the #venezuelalibre and #OpVenezuela campaigns, rendering the fogade.gob.ve website inaccessible. It is unclear whether any data was leaked or whether there were any material losses resulting from the incident.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Wond3rGhost/GhostSec allegedly carried out a DDoS attack against FOGADE. No independent outage report, victim statement, technical telemetry, data exposure, or lasting operational impact was found for this specific target/date.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Availability
- Subtype
- Distributed denial of service
- Confidence
- Low
The available evidence indicates that this was a DDoS attack orchestrated by an actor against the mentioned target. No statement from the victim, no independent report on the service disruption, and no technical telemetry data corresponding to this specific target and date have been found.
Severity assessment
Low- Information impact
- None
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Limited
The specific impact on the target has not been independently confirmed; the evidence consists of a report of a DDoS attack on social media by an actor, but the broader context of the campaign is not sufficient to validate this row.
Timeline
GhostSec listed the Social Protection Fund for Bank Deposits (FOGADE) as an alleged victim.