Cybersecurity
Sudanese Nationals Accused in ‘Anonymous Sudan’ Cyberattacks
- Group targeted US agencies, major hospital, airports, US says
- Tool used in more than 35,000 DDoS attacks, prosecutors say
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Two Sudanese nationals were indicted by US prosecutors for their alleged participation in a group known as “Anonymous Sudan” that conducted cyberattacks against US government agencies, airports and a major hospital in Los Angeles.
The group relied on distributed-denial-of-service attacks, and its DDoS tool was used to launch more than 35,000 such assaults in about one year of operation, Martin Estrada, the US attorney for the Central District of California, said in a press conference on Wednesday.