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ChatGPT’s November 2023 DDoS Outages, Explained

For much of 8 November 2023, ChatGPT and parts of OpenAI's API cycled in and out of service under a denial-of-service wave claimed by Anonymous Sudan, with smaller recurrences through the month. OpenAI confirmed the DDoS, rolled global WAF rules, and absorbed a false-positive tax on legitimate users. Nothing was breached — the story is availability risk wrapped around AI dependence. This post walks the campaign's anatomy, Microsoft's Storm-1359 telemetry link, and the business-continuity lessons for anyone running on AI vendors.

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