NEW
YORK — Anonymous Sudan, a politically motivated hacking group, has vowed to
continue targeting OpenAI’s
ChatGPT as part of its campaign against Israel and
its supporters. They had already claimed responsibility for a few ChatGPT
outages last month, the latest being on Thursday.
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OpenAI,
the owner of ChatGPT, announced on Thursday that it had resolved a major outage
lasting approximately 40 minutes, making the service "intermittently
unavailable," according to CNBC, Al-Ghad reported.
Why
does ChatGPT get attacked?
Tal
Broda, the head of research at ChatGPT, expressed support for Israel on social
media during Israel’s war on Gaza. Afterward, the group, announced on its
Telegram channel, "We will continue targeting
ChatGPT until Tal Broda, the
supporter of genocide, is expelled, and ChatGPT stops dehumanizing
Palestinians."
Broda
posted an apology on Sunday for some tweets supporting Israel in response to
October 7, on X, formerly Twitter, saying, "I was shocked and deeply
saddened after the horrific massacre carried out by Hamas on October 7 in
Israel. On a personal level, I know many people who have been harmed by what
happened. I intended to express my objection to Hamas, not against the
civilians in Gaza who are suffering now."
Who
is Anonymous Sudan?
It
is a hacking group involved in various attacks against targets in Sweden,
Denmark, the United States, Australia, and other countries since early 2023.
The group claims its base is in Sudan and targets what it calls
"anti-Muslim activities." However, its actual origins are unclear,
with researchers in the threat intelligence field identifying possible
logistical and ideological links to Russia.
History
of attacks:
Starting
from February 2023, the group attacked several websites in Sweden and Denmark
in response to an extremist right-wing activist publicly burning a copy of the
Quran.
In
April 2023, the group targeted several Israeli websites, supporting the Israeli
army during clashes with Hamas.
In
July 2023, the group attacked the AO3 website due to religious objections to
the site's content.
In
March 2023, Anonymous Sudan and Anonghost attacked a series of Australian universities,
hospitals, and airports.
In
June 2023, the group, along with the attack group Rivel, threatened to attack
the vital banking infrastructure for reasons related to the war between Russia
and Ukraine.
Some
threat researchers believe that the group originates from or is supported by
Russia. The language used by Sudanese Anonymous and the methods of attack
suggest collaboration and efforts to learn more about the group's origins and
motives are ongoing.
Series
of cyberattacks on Israel:
Political
hackers launched cyberattacks in response to Israel’s war on Gaza. According to
Axios, politically motivated hackers initiated cyberattacks in response to
Israel's offensive in Gaza.
On
October 9, the Jerusalem Post reported that its website went down due to a
series of cyberattacks. Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for them. The
group AnonGhost, another pro-Palestinian hacking group, claimed on its Telegram
group on Monday that it had attacked several organizations, including the
Israeli Foreign Ministry and Ben Gurion Airport.
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