The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the takedown of Anonymous Sudan, a prolific entity in the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) space who are known especially for their politically motivated hacktivism. This takedown is a huge step toward making the internet a safer place, and it required significant effort from multiple parties, including Akamai.
A federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges two Sudanese nationals with operating and controlling Anonymous Sudan, an online cybercriminal group responsible for tens of thousands of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against critical infrastructure, corporate networks, and government agencies in the United States and around the world.