Servicio Desconcentrado de Administración Tributaria del Estado Zulia (SEDATEZ)

GhostSec Claims Responsibility for Attack on the Decentralized Tax Administration Service of Zulia State (SEDATEZ)

On August 18, 2024, the hacktivist group GhostSec (via the X handle @Wond3rGhost) claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Decentralized Tax Administration Service of Zulia State (SEDATEZ). The attack, carried out as part of the #OpVenezuela campaign, reportedly took the organization’s website (sedatez.gob.ve) offline. It is unclear whether any data was compromised or whether the incident caused financial losses.