Comando de Apoyo Táctico de la Región Estratégica de Defensa Integral José Antonio Páez

CATROPAEJB, also known as Comando de Apoyo Táctico de la Región Estratégica de Defensa Integral José Antonio Páez, is the financial system of the Venezuelan army. It handles financial and administrative data for military personnel, as evidenced by the exposure of names, email addresses and telephone numbers in a 2016 breach. The system operates under the Venezuelan armed forces and supports the tactical command functions of the Integral Defense Region José Antonio Páez. Its primary role is to manage fiscal resources and personnel information for the army units within that region.

The organization is headquartered in Venezuela, reflecting its integration into the national defense structure. While specific size or reach figures are not disclosed in the available sources, its identification as a military financial system indicates a institutional scope limited to army operations. The 2016 breach exploited a previously known vulnerability that remained unpatched despite prior compromises. The attacker, self‑identified as a security researcher, claimed to have accessed webmail credentials and framed the incident as a security demonstration rather than data theft. The hacker noted collaborations with foreign governments to remediate flaws but observed no evidence of corrective actions by the organization. As part of the Venezuelan army, it operates under the nation's defense structure.