US authorities have charged two Sudanese nationals associated with Anonymous Sudan for conducting over 35,000 DDoS attacks globally, resulting in $10m damages, predominantly targeting US entities like government agencies and major technology platforms. Europol coordinated the investigation in Europe with collaboration from law enforcement agencies in Sweden, Luxembourg, and France, along with contributions from ENISA and the European Investment Bank to map the criminal infrastructure. The DDoS tool used by Anonymous Sudan was sold to other criminal actors
The FBI, in March 2024, obtained seizure warrants to dismantle the DDoS infrastructure, seizing servers and accounts containing the attacks' source code. This operation was part of Operation PowerOFF, an international initiative aiming to disrupt DDoS-for-hire services and hold perpetrators accountable, with key players including Europol, FBI, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the US Attorney's Office. ```https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-charges-anonymous-sudan-ddos/