Kremlin-linked hackers Anonymous Sudan recently launched a cyberattack against French airports, highlighting their malicious intent to disrupt the country's transportation infrastructure.
On Wednesday, five French airports were hit by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that temporarily took down three of the websites.
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Last Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the websites of Paris, Paris-Vatry, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille airports were taken down by Anonymous Sudan. The hackers allegedly carried out “collective denial of service attacks” that overwhelmed and crashed servers at three airports. Although normal operations appear to have been restored, suspicions continue to linger as to what is behind this malicious attack.
Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the attacks on Telegram, a platform favored by cybercriminals. News outlet Gearrice managed to contact the hacktivists and got an explanation for why this happened – in retaliation for Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of Muhammad published years ago. While they are targeting Scandinavian countries like Denmark and Sweden that recently published similar cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad – it is quite strange that French airports have now become their latest target.
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Anonymous Sudan claims they attacked French airports in revenge for the cartoons
Reports indicate that Anonymous Sudan has close ties to Russia. The Numerama team contacted the hackers and they confirmed it: “Russia has helped us in the past, so we are helping them by being part of the Killnet group . ” They were adamant on this point: if a major cyberattack occurs , they will stand behind the Kremlin and do whatever it takes to help it defeat it.
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Despite the name “Anonymous Sudan,” the group’s origins are shrouded in mystery. Some rumors claim that it is an organization funded and supported by Vladimir Putin, with his generals leading the way financially. Cybersecurity experts believe this claim to be true, as their infrastructure and operations appear well-funded. Whatever its origins, Anonymous Sudan has set itself a mission: to destabilize European institutions and the Western establishment by any means necessary.
Information source: gearrice.com
