Microsoft Blames DDoS Attacks for June Outlook and OneDrive Outages

Microsoft has confirmed that the June service outages for Outlook and OneDrive were caused by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks carried out by Anonymous Sudan. The attacks were primarily designed to generate publicity for a threat actor named Storm-1359, and Microsoft believes the group likely relied on a combination of virtual private servers and rented cloud infrastructure to carry out the operation. The company has seen no evidence that customer data was accessed or compromised. Some cybersecurity researchers believe Anonymous Sudan is an offshoot of the Kremlin-affiliated Killnet gang, and the reference to Sudan is a false flag designed to mislead casual onlookers.