Operation Hecatombe: Alleged Data Breach Involving SAIME, SAREN, and the Border ID Card
On May 8, 2026, L4TAMFUCKERS/GordonFreeman claimed on dark web sources and through OSINT monitoring that an alleged “Operation Hecatombe Venezuela” was targeting the Venezuelan government’s identity systems. The alleged data set combines a SAIME biographical database of approximately 35.2 million records, SAREN civil documents totaling several terabytes, and approximately 92,000 Border ID card records. The publicly available evidence supports a single bundled claim/operation, not separate intrusions by agency. No official confirmation or independent verification of authenticity was found. Cashea is excluded from this record because it appears in related news reports as a separate claim.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
48,692,000 Exposed records
Unverified claim by L4TAMFUCKERS/GordonFreeman: SAIME, approximately 35.2 million biographical records; SAREN, approximately 13.4 million birth and civil registry documents; and Carnet Fronterizo, approximately 92,000 records. No official confirmation or independent validation of authenticity has been found.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Information content security
- Subtype
- Leak of confidential information
- Confidence
- Medium
Severity assessment
Severe- Information impact
- Suspected
- Affected scope
- National
- Critical service
- Potential
- Public confidence
- Significant
Timeline
Threat intelligence alerts (Vecert Analyzer, Brinztech, Dark Web Intelligence) have appeared regarding the L4TAMFUCKERS group’s claim (“Operation Hecatombe”) that it compromised SAIME, SAREN, and Carnet Fronterizo.
Venezuelan media outlets (La Verdad, Primera Edición, El Nacional, TalCual, Correo del Caroní) report an alleged massive data breach involving SAIME, SAREN, and Cashea, citing alerts from Vecert Analyzer.
Media coverage continues; experts warn of the risk of fraud. No official authority has confirmed the authenticity of the leaked data.