The well-known cyber-activist group, Anonymous Sudan, has publicized a threat to escalate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on Archive of Our Own (AO3), a nonprofit open-source repository for fanworks, including fan fiction and fan art. The announcement came via a statement released on the group’s Telegram channel.
Details of the Threat
The group expressed its intent to continue the DDoS attacks on AO3, accusing the site’s administrators of promoting materials that they claim normalize unethical activities such as pedophilia, LGBTQ, and human trafficking. The group stated it would only stop these attacks if a ransom is paid within a 24-hour deadline.
Anonymous Sudan specified its ransom terms in the form of $30,000 to be deposited into a Bitcoin wallet. Failure to meet these terms, they claim, will result in the site being subjected to DDoS attacks for weeks, as they have purportedly done with other organizations.
The DDoS Attack
A DDoS attack involves overwhelming a server with traffic, rendering it inaccessible to users. This type of attack can cause severe disruptions and can be difficult to mitigate depending on the volume of traffic and the attacker’s sophistication.
Past Incidents
Anonymous Sudan has a history of using DDoS attacks to express its stance against organizations it perceives as spreading ‘immoral’ content. The group seems to hold an unfaltering conviction that its actions are justified in combating what they see as morally wrong or damaging.
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