Cyber Threat Actor: Team HDP

Team HDP is a hacking group known by that alias and has been observed conducting operations against Venezuelan government targets. Open‑source reporting places the group’s base of operations in Venezuela, although no more specific geographic details are provided. The group first came to public attention in October 2021 when it claimed responsibility for breaching a Venezuelan government database.

The breach targeted the Central Board of Counterintelligence (DGCIM), the country’s primary counterintelligence agency. The stolen data consisted of personal details such as names and identification information of individuals identified as alleged Hezbollah operatives living in Venezuela. The exposure of this data indicated that the agency’s records were accessible to unauthorized actors.

Public reporting does not specify any particular malware families, exploit tools, or initial access vectors used by Team HDP in this operation. No details about tooling style, custom scripts, or post‑exploitation frameworks have been disclosed in the available sources.

The attackers asserted that they acted in cooperation with former members of the Venezuelan intelligence organization. Beyond this claim, there is no publicly available evidence linking Team HDP to a state sponsor, criminal consortium, or any other formal affiliation.

The October 2021 DGCIM breach remains the only publicly documented campaign attributed to the group. The incident demonstrated that adversaries could extract valuable personal records from a high‑security Venezuelan government system.