Anonymous Sudan, a hacktivist group claiming political and religious motivations, has launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the messaging platform Telegram. This action came as retaliation for the suspension of Anonymous Sudan’s primary account on Telegram.
The group has been active since the beginning of the year, initially targeting Swedish sites but gaining notoriety in June after launching DDoS attacks on Microsoft 365 and X (formerly Twitter).
Despite its purported motives, Anonymous Sudan’s recent actions have raised questions about its ties to the Russian hacking group KillNet and its departure from the traditional Anonymous hacktivist movement.
The attack on Telegram by Anonymous Sudan appears to have a different motivation than its typical interests, and it did not achieve its intended purpose. Consequently, the hacktivists have relocated their main Telegram channel.
While the reason for Telegram’s ban on the group remains unclear, it is speculated to be related to the use of bot accounts or the recent attack on X. Anonymous Sudan’s recent campaigns have shown no connection to political issues in Sudan, and the group does not seek support from pro-Islamic groups.
Instead, it primarily interacts with Russian hackers and communicates mainly in English and Russian, rather than Arabic. Additionally, Anonymous Sudan appears to have no affiliation with the original Anonymous Sudan hacktivists from 2019 or the broader Anonymous hacktivist movement.
