U.S. Charges Sudanese Brothers with Running Cyberattack-for-Hire Gang

Federal prosecutors charged two Sudanese brothers with running one of the most prolific cyberattack-for-hire gangs of all time, a small group they blamed for a stunning 35,000 denial-of-service attacks in a single year. A grand jury indictment charged Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer with conspiracy and impairing computers, including in at least one hospital in the United States. Convictions could lead to potential life sentences.