Hackers Attack Website of Venezuelan Airline CONVIASA
A CONVIASA plane, 2024. Photo: X/ @LAConviasa
August 3, 2024 Hour: 2:25 pm
This cyberattack is a new threat from the “fascists who bow to U.S. imperialism,” Transportation Minister Velasquez said.
On Friday afternoon, the website of the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (CONVIASA) stopped operating due to a cyberattack.
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Hours later, Venezuelan Transport Minister Ramon Velasquez confirmed that the CONVIASA website had been attacked by Anonymous.
“Known for its online actions, Anonymus directed its attention towards our airline. However, security measures have allowed us to maintain operational continuity and data confidentiality,” he said.
This cyberattack is a new threat from the “fascists who bow to U.S. imperialism and are linked to Elon Musk,” Velasquez added.
According to AviationLine, however, the hackers managed to display some travel documents attributed to officials of President Nicolas Maduro’s administration.
A similar attack occurred after the presidential elections held on Sunday, July 28, when hackers attacked the website of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and other Venezuelan telecommunications companies.
Days later, Elvis Amoroso, the president of the CNE, confirmed that the cyberattacks were carried out from different parts of the world and aimed to delay the transmission of polling station records and the process of disseminating results.
As part of the U.S. economic war against the Bolivarian nation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a division of the United States Department of the Treasury, sanctioned CONVIASA, prohibiting it from conducting international transactions that affect its business activities.
teleSUR/ JF Sources: teleSUR – AviationLine