Consorcio Credicard Data Breach Exposed 235,338 Financial Records

HEROIC analysts uncovered a database breach affecting Consorcio Credicard, C.A., a payment processing company serving major banks and financial institutions across Venezuela. Discovered on June 11, 2024, the breach exposed 235,338 records containing email addresses, phone numbers, first names, and last names belonging to customers of a key node in Venezuela's financial payments infrastructure. The sensitivity of a financial sector breach of this nature — touching data across multiple partner banks — makes this incident especially consequential for affected individuals.

Why This Is Dangerous

Financial sector breaches carry compounded risk because the data exposed can be directly tied to monetary accounts and credit relationships. When a payment processor is compromised, attackers gain insight into the financial habits and institutional relationships of real people. With contact details in hand, criminals can launch highly convincing phishing and vishing attacks that impersonate Consorcio Credicard or its partner banks — Bancaribe, Bancamiga, Banco del Tesoro, Banfanb, Mi Banco, and Bancrecer — to trick victims into surrendering account credentials or approving fraudulent transactions. Venezuela's challenging economic environment makes financial fraud particularly damaging for those affected.

What Was Exposed

• Email Address
• Phone Number
• First Name
• Last Name

Why This Matters

Data from a financial services breach feeds directly into credential stuffing, account takeover (ATO), and identity theft pipelines. Email addresses paired with phone numbers and full names give attackers enough to convincingly impersonate victims in calls to banks, to open fraudulent accounts, or to socially engineer customer service agents into resetting account access. The breadth of partner bank relationships documented in this breach means that a single victim's profile could be leveraged across multiple financial institutions simultaneously, multiplying the potential for fraud.

How Database Breaches Work

A database breach occurs when an unauthorized party successfully extracts data from a structured storage system. Common attack methods include SQL injection, exploitation of unpatched software vulnerabilities, stolen administrative credentials, and misconfigured database access controls. In the financial services sector, databases are high-value targets because they hold the personal and transactional data of customers across many interconnected institutions. Once extracted, data is typically sold on dark web forums or used directly for fraud campaigns targeting the organization's customers and partner networks.

Check If You Are Affected

If you have ever used services connected to Consorcio Credicard or its partner banks in Venezuela, your contact information may be in this dataset. HEROIC provides a free breach scanner backed by over 400 billion compromised records. Check your email at heroic.com to see if you were affected and learn the steps to protect yourself.