ChatGPT becomes temporarily inaccessible due to DDoS attack



ChatGPT, OpenAI's chat AI, was hit by

a DDoS attack and became temporarily inaccessible. A threat group called Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the attack, which may have used a botnet called SkyNet.

OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-confirms-ddos-attacks-behind-ongoing-chatgpt-outages/



OpenAI blames DDoS attack for ongoing ChatGPT outage | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/09/openai-blames-ddos-attack-for-ongoing-chatgpt-outage/

OpenAI says ChatGPT downtime caused by targeted DDoS attack
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/09/openai-says-chatgpt-downtime-caused-by-targeted-ddos-attack.html

OpenAI updated its first report at 5:03 am on November 9, 2023 Japan time regarding incidents in which ChatGPT and APIs were periodically rendered inaccessible, stating that the issue was ``investigating the issue.'' Afterwards, at 5:41 a.m., the company reported that it had 'implemented the fix and is monitoring the results,' and at 5:56 it said, 'We will continue to monitor for any issues.' However, at 10:23 a.m. reported that they were experiencing the issue again, saying, 'We are still experiencing periodic outages across ChatGPT and the API.' Later, at 12:49 p.m., 'We are dealing with periodic outages due to unusual traffic patterns that reflect DDoS attacks. We continue to work to mitigate this.' and at 6:21 p.m. on the 10th. Finally, they reported that ``The incident has been resolved and the service status has returned to normal,'' indicating that the problem has been resolved.

OpenAI Status - Periodic outages across ChatGPT and API
https://status.openai.com/incidents/21vl32gvx3hb



Users affected by these issues will see an error message that says, 'Something seems to have gone wrong,' and ChatGPT queries will say, 'An error occurred while generating the response.'



In addition, OpenAI recently

experienced a large-scale failure on November 9, 2023, making the API unavailable .

When ChatGPT experienced an outage due to a DDoS attack, it displayed a message that read, 'We are experiencing very high demand. Please be patient as we work to expand our system.'

OpenAI has not disclosed details of the DDoS attack, but claims that a threat group called ``Anonymous Sudan'' carried out the attack on OpenAI. The group said it launched the cyberattack on OpenAI due to 'general prejudice against Israel and Palestine.'

Anonymous Sudan posted on its Telegram channel, ``ChatGPT is currently completely down worldwide and there are thousands of reports on Twitter(X) and social media. Let's see if you agree,' he posted.

Additionally, Anonymous Sudan revealed that it is using a botnet called SkyNet for DDoS attacks on OpenAI. This botnet has been provided as a stressor service since October 2023.



Anonymous Sudan was launched in January 2023 and announced that it would target anyone who opposes Sudan. Since then, Anonymous Sudan has repeatedly carried out cyberattacks targeting global organizations and government agencies, and in June 2023, it is said to have brought down Microsoft's Outlook, OneDrive, Azure Portal, etc. with a DDoS attack. Anonymous Sudan's statement that ``anyone who opposes Sudan will be targeted'' is a fake, and some have pointed out that the group is a Russia-related group.

In addition, access failures occurred immediately after OpenAI announced new features for ChatGPT , and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, ``The usage rate of ChatGPT's new features has far exceeded our expectations. We had planned to livestream the announcement to the public, but this has not yet been possible. We hope to be able to do this. Excessive load may cause service instability in the short term. Thank you for your understanding.''




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