The hacker group known as Dark Storm Team has gained importance recently by claiming responsibility for the massive attack against X, previously known as Twitter. According to messages posted on Telegram, the collective has announced its intention to attack digital infrastructures of countries that support what they call "the occupying entity," referring to Israel, and they have also mentioned France and the United States as potential targets of their threats.
Dark Storm Team is a group of cyber attackers that has emerged in forums and encrypted messaging platforms, standing out for specializing in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which consist of paralyzing websites and digital infrastructures by saturating their servers with fake traffic. The group has been identified as linking its actions to geopolitical causes, threatening to incapacitate digital and governmental platforms of countries they consider contrary to their ideals, showing an affinity with extremist and hacktivist movements related to conflicts in the Middle East.
The issue became relevant on Monday, March 10, 2025, when X experienced massive outages reported by users globally and registered on Downdetector. Subsequently, Dark Storm Team claimed to have succeeded in taking down the platform as part of their attacks. Through screenshots shared on Telegram, monitoring tools showing connectivity issues in multiple regions, including Brazil, Germany, Israel, Mexico, India, and the United States, were observed. The nature of the offensive appears to indicate a large-scale DDoS attack, focusing on critical connection points.
The owner of the platform, Elon Musk, confirmed that the company was the victim of a massive attack that required a significant amount of resources, hinting at the possible involvement of a state or a highly coordinated group in the action.
While the security team of X investigates the attack and works on the complete restoration of the platform, Dark Storm Team has declared its plans to continue with new attacks on digital infrastructures in Europe and the United States, which could represent an increase in cyber warfare. Cybersecurity experts have warned about the growing threat of hacktivist groups in global conflicts, manifested in increasingly elaborate and coordinated attacks.
In the coming hours, more details are expected about the effects of the attack and the possible countermeasures that X will implement to reduce the likelihood of future cyber assaults.
