New details are emerging about the cyberattack that caused widespread outages on X this Monday. A hacker group known as Dark Storm has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the incident remains under investigation.
Who Is Dark Storm?
Dark Storm Team is a cyber threat group that describes itself as a pro-Palestine hacktivist organization with alleged links to Russia.
According to cybersecurity firm Orange Cyberdefense, the group has been active since September 2023. They are engaging in various cyberattacks, including ransomware, data breaches, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. These actions appear to serve both financial and ideological motives.
Other hacktivist groups, including factions associated with the Anonymous movement, have also claimed responsibility for the attack on X.
However, attributing such cyberattacks remains challenging, as it is common for hacktivists—or those posing as them—to falsely take credit for major disruptions.
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X Targeted by DDoS Attack
Reports from DownDetector indicated that multiple attack waves affected tens of thousands of X users. The attack has been identified as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, a method used to overwhelm servers by flooding them with traffic.
