The US Justice Department has charged two Sudanese nationals for their involvement in DDoS attacks carried out by Anonymous Sudan. The hacker group is known for launching disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure, businesses, and government organizations worldwide. They also offered DDoS attack services to others. Despite speculation that Anonymous Sudan operated from Russia, it was revealed that key members were actually from Sudan. The indictment names Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer, who are responsible for developing and conducting the attacks. The group's DDoS tool, Distributed Cloud Attack Tool (DCAT), was used in over 35,000 assaults, causing more than $10 million in damages. This event took place on 10/16/2024 at the following location: Khartoum, Sudan.
Incident Type: Other
Event Type: Indictment
Total Fatalities: 0
Total Wounded: 0
Police/Military Fatalities: 0
Police/Military Wounded: 0
Civilian Fatalities: 0
Civilian Wounded: 0
Terrorist/Insurgent Fatalities: 0
Terrorist/Insurgent Wounded: 0
Number Arrested: 0
Source: Security Week
