Telecomunicaciones Movilnet, C.A.
Communications · State-owned movilnet.com.ve
- Incidents
- 5
- High impact
- 3
- First seen
- Jul 29, 2011
- Latest seen
- Apr 29, 2026
Linked incidents
GordonFreeman Claims Attack Against Movilnet
On April 29, 2026, threat actors operating under the names GordonFreeman and L4TAM FUCKERS claimed to have compromised Movilnet, a major state-owned Venezuelan mobile operator. The attackers allegedly exploited an IDOR vulnerability in MongoDB using time-based predictable ObjectIds and sequential enumeration to leak a database containing 200,000 phone numbers and sensitive user data. The stolen information was subsequently leaked on a hacker forum.
Anonymous complaint regarding an attack on Telecomunicaciones Movilnet C.A.
AnonGTReloaded/Anonymous Guatemala claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack against Movilnet on August 10, 2024. Contextual sources regarding the #OpVenezuela wave and reports based on information from Venezuelan authorities list Movilnet/Cantv among the affected state-run platforms; however, no independent telemetry, technical statement from Movilnet, or detailed confirmation of the domain, duration, or impact on customers was found.
Cyberattack Leaves 7 Million Movilnet Users Without Mobile Service and Causes Nine Fiber-Optic Outages in Venezuela
In August 2017, amid a wave of attacks against Venezuelan government websites, an incident affected the GSM platform of the state-owned carrier Movilnet on Wednesday, August 9, cutting off communication for 7 of its 13 million users. Authorities also reported nine outages in the country’s fiber-optic network that disrupted internet access in seven states. The Minister of Science and Technology, Hugbel Roa, described the events as “terrorist acts” and attributed them to the collaboration of “foreign agents” seeking to disrupt the country’s connectivity; security agencies launched an investigation. The hacktivist group The Binary Guardians claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks against government websites during those days, although their specific involvement in the Movilnet outage and the fiber-optic cuts has not been independently confirmed.
The Binary Guardians Affects the Movilnet Portal During the August 7, 2017, Web Campaign
On August 7, 2017, Movilnet was listed by El Pitazo, IT Projects, and Runrun.es among the websites affected or taken down during The Binary Guardians’ campaign. This record documents the impact on the movilnet.com.ve website and is separate from the subsequent GSM/fiber outage that left millions of users without mobile service.
SwichSmoke Leaks CANTV User Data and Movilnet Messages (Operation Venezuela)
In July 2011, an attacker identifying himself as SwichSmoke claimed to have compromised CANTV, Venezuela’s largest state-owned telecommunications company, and leaked data on Pastebin under the hashtags #OpCantv and “Operation Venezuela.” According to the attacker’s own post, the leak (with access obtained starting July 25) included a user database containing names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, passwords, national ID numbers, PINs, and credit card numbers, part of CANTV’s proxy server, and some text messages from its mobile subsidiary, Movilnet. The incident was reported on July 29, 2011, by the data breach tracker databreaches.net and was part of a broader SwichSmoke campaign targeting Venezuelan government entities. There is no public record of an official acknowledgment by CANTV.