Fondo de Proteccion Social de los Depositos Bancarios (FOGADE)

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.