The US Department of Justice indicted two Sudanese nationals, Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer, for conducting the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan's over 35,000 large-scale DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure, corporate networks, and government agencies globally. The charges include conspiracy to damage protected computers and controlling Anonymous Sudan to target entities like ChatGPT, Microsoft, and Cedars-Sinai. The defendants allegedly used the Distributed Cloud Attack Tool (DCAT) to carry out the attacks on key organizations, such as the Department of Justice, Department of Defense, and FBI, causing significant damage and disruption
A coordinated operation by the US Attorney’s Office and the FBI in March 2024 led to the seizure of the powerful DDoS tool of Anonymous Sudan, highlighting the international effort known as Operation PowerOFF to dismantle DDoS-for-hire infrastructures and hold cybercriminals accountable for their actions. ```https://hackread.com/us-charges-anonymous-sudan-35000-ddos-attacks/