GhostSec Claims Responsibility for Attack on the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Norway
In August 2024, Anonymous allegedly launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Norway, a government organization operating within the Venezuelan government sector. It is unclear whether any data was leaked or whether there were any material losses as a result of the incident.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Wond3rGhost/GhostSec has claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack against the website of the Venezuelan Embassy in Norway. No independent reports of service disruption, diplomatic statements, technical telemetry data, data exposure, or lasting operational impact have been found for this specific target and 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 Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Norway as an alleged victim.