Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, said Monday that a massive cyberattack was launched against the site with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine region.
Additionally, Newsweek reported that the pro-Palestinian hacker group Dark Storm Team took responsibility for the attacks.
“The group is known for primarily targeting countries and entities that support Israel’s attack on Gaza following Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7, 2023,” the outlet said. “According to Orange Cyberdefense, Dark Storm Team has unconfirmed but ‘highly’ likely links to Russia and ‘strong partnerships with other groups.’”
“Dark Storm Team, a pro-Palestinian cyber group known for launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, claims attack on X.”
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Their terrorism extends to the virtual world too…
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— Dr. Eli
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