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Ahmad and Alaa Omer, two Sudanese brothers, were indicted on Oct. 16 by the U.S. judiciary for their alleged role in a series of cyberattacks against the Israeli early warning systems during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Other charges have been brought against the two brothers, who are accused of leading ‘Anonymous Sudan,’ the group responsible for tens of thousands of attacks against computer infrastructures in Israel, the U.S. and Europe, the New York Times reported on Friday. “This was the most dangerous cyber group in terms of DDoS attacks in the world,” warned Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, said in a call with reporters. That was the case made against Ahmad and Alaa Omer when arrested in spring, in a criminal indictment unsealed in California this week. The two brothers, now detained in an...
Ahmad and Alaa Omer, two Sudanese brothers, were indicted on Oct. 16 by the U.S. judiciary for their alleged role in a series of cyberattacks against the Israeli early warning systems during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack. Other charges have been brought against the two brothers, who are accused of leading ‘Anonymous Sudan,’ the group responsible for tens of thousands of attacks against computer infrastructures in Israel, the U.S. and Europe, the New York Times reported on Friday. “This was the most dangerous cyber group in terms of DDoS attacks in the world,” warned Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, said in a call with reporters. That was the case made against Ahmad and Alaa Omer when arrested in spring, in a criminal indictment unsealed in California this week. The two brothers, now detained in...