Inside LameDuck: analyzing anonymous Sudan’s threat operations | Cloudflare

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently unsealed an indictment outlining efforts to dismantle Anonymous Sudan, a prominent group tracked by Cloudflare as LameDuck, notorious for its apparent politically motivated hacktivism and significant involvement in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. This broad initiative to bring to justice the group's key members is an impressive step in improving internet security, and was made possible through coordinated efforts among international law enforcement agencies and private sector entities, including Cloudflare. It underscores the importance of partnership across all stakeholders in combating today’s most advanced cyber threats, while also demonstrating the value transparency brings to improving threat intelligence. As such, Cloudflare is eager to share insights from our experience in tracking and disrupting LameDuck operations to help bolster your defenses against similar threats.

DOJ recently unsealed an indictment revealing charges against two Sudanese brothers for orchestrating LameDuck’s large-scale DDoS operations from January 2023 through March 2024. The indictment was made possible through coordinated efforts across law enforcement and private industry, including Cloudflare

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