Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales (IVSS)
Government ivss.gob.ve
- Incidents
- 3
- High impact
- 0
- First seen
- Jun 8, 2016
- Latest seen
- Jul 5, 2022
Linked incidents
NFT scammers hijack the IVSS Twitter account to promote the fake 'GoblinTown' collection
On July 5, 2022, Venezuela’s Independence Day, the official Twitter account of the Venezuelan Institute of Social Security (@ivssoficial, with approximately 284,000 followers) was compromised by attackers who posted a fake offer of free NFTs from the “GlobinTowm” collection (a knockoff of the real Goblin.Town collection). The links were designed to steal credentials, cryptocurrency funds, and user data. The IVSS warned its followers not to click on the links and migrated to a new account (@Somosivss). This was the second incident in less than a month following the same pattern, after the hijacking of the El Universal newspaper’s account.
The Binary Guardians affects the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS) portal
On August 7, 2017, sources from EFE/El Pitazo named the Social Security Administration (IVSS) as one of the sites affected by The Binary Guardians. IT Projects still lists the domain IVSS.GOB.VE on its partial list. No direct confirmation from the IVSS or evidence of data exfiltration was found.
IVSS’s official Twitter account was compromised to spread false messages about the president’s health
On June 8, 2016, the official Twitter account of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS) was compromised by unidentified third parties. False messages were posted from the account regarding the health of the then-president of the Republic, claiming that he would be placed in a coma due to the severity of his condition and that he was using a wheelchair as a result of an accident. According to documentation from Espacio Público, the account was recovered approximately 25 minutes after the messages were posted, and those responsible were not identified. IVSS President Carlos Rotondaro denounced the hack, described all the messages as false, and attributed it to an alleged “international destabilization plan.”