Venezuela is the Victim of a Cyber Coup


On Friday, Joaquin Perez, the Deputy Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations, participated in the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime meeting held in New York.

The Bolivarian diplomat denounced that Venezuela is being subjected to a cyber coup d’état orchestrated by transnational far-right powerful actors who control major media outlets and social networks. “The meeting represents a privileged opportunity for this organization to take concrete steps toward ending the perpetration of cyber coups like the one currently underway in our country,” he said, referring to the media attacks against Venezuela since the presidential elections on July 28, when President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected for the 2025-2031 term. “Since then, Venezuela has been the victim of over 30 million cyberattacks per minute, followed by massive attacks on all government portals.”

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Source: Tele Sur News


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