The Russian-backed hacker group "Dark Storm" has claimed responsibility for a large-scale cyber attack on the X platform. At the peak of the attack, Downdetector recorded nearly 40,000 users unable to access the platform, but Musk, owner of X platform, said user functionality had been quickly restored. In a post dated March 10th, cybersecurity organization Spyo Secure stated that Dark Storm admitted to launching a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack via Telegram message posted by its leader. The Telegram channel was subsequently deleted for violating terms of service. Ed Krassenstein, co-founder of NFT marketplace NFTz.me said he made contact with Dark Storm's leader who claimed this attack was merely a "demonstration of power," with no political motives.