November 9, 2023 at 09:42AM
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its API experienced a major outage due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The hacker group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility, stating reasons such as OpenAI being an American organization and alleged cooperation with Israel. However, some believe Anonymous Sudan is actually linked to Russian hackers, possibly even affiliated with the Russian government. ChatGPT is currently functioning with only a few reported outages in the past 90 days.
Based on the meeting notes provided, the key takeaways are as follows:
1. ChatGPT and its API experienced a major outage on Wednesday due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
2. The disruptions initially started on November 7 and were initially described as partial outages. However, a major outage was reported on November 8.
3. OpenAI confirmed that the outages were caused by an abnormal traffic pattern reflective of a DDoS attack.
4. The hacker group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the ChatGPT outage, citing various reasons including OpenAI being an American organization and alleged cooperation with Israel, along with its anti-Palestine stance.
5. Anonymous Sudan is believed to have ties to Russian hackers, including the KillNet group, and some members of the cybersecurity industry suspect potential affiliation with the Russian government.
6. ChatGPT currently appears to be working as no major outages have been reported over the past 90 days, according to OpenAI’s status page.
7. This DDoS attack on ChatGPT is not an isolated incident, as hackers have targeted other organizations such as Microsoft, X (formerly Twitter), and Telegram in the past.
8. OpenAI has patched account takeover vulnerabilities in ChatGPT.
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