Cybersecurity expert Jake Moore highlighted the difficulty of protecting against such attacks, as the perpetrators can remain largely anonymous. He noted that even with strong DDoS protection, threat actors are becoming better equipped each year, using more IP addresses to flood systems and render them unusable. He concluded that the best approach for companies like OpenAI is to continue to expect the unexpected in order to future-proof their networks.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has suggested that the significant outages on November 8, experienced by users across ChatGPT and the application programming interface, were caused by a suspected Distributed Denial of Service attack.
- A group called Anonymous Sudan has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack against ChatGPT, alleging biasness of the AI towards Israel and against Palestine.
- Despite initial fixes, OpenAI confirmed that they were dealing with periodic outages due to an abnormal traffic pattern reflective of a DDoS attack.
- Jake Moore, the global cybersecurity advisor at security vendor ESET, says that DDoS attacks are a clever way of targeting a company without having to hack the mainframe, making it difficult to protect from when the landscape is completely unknown.