DOJ unseals indictment of Sudanese nationals running Anonymous Sudan
DDoS-as-a-service operation that publicly framed itself as Islamist hacktivism originating from Sudan; multiple researcher reports and the U.S. DOJ indictment unsealed in October 2024 identified two…
Summary
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California indicted brothers Ahmed Salah Yusuuf Omer (22) and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer (27), Sudanese nationals, for operating the Anonymous Sudan DDoS service. Prosecutors attributed 35,000+ DDoS attacks to the operation, with high-profile disruptions against Microsoft 365, ChatGPT/OpenAI, X, PayPal, and Cedars-Sinai hospital. The takedown disabled the Skynet / InfraShutdown DDoS-as-a-service offering. Ahmed Salah faces potential life imprisonment on charges tied to the Cedars-Sinai attack endangering patient care.