A cyber attack disrupted the Twitter service on March 10 and made the site inaccessible to thousands of customers. Dark Storm hackers took responsibility for their attack on the site which disabled X services briefly.

Based in Russia the hacker group published their DDoS attack results through Telegram. SpyoSecure announced the news after finding a message from Dark Storm team leader on Telegram.

On social media the message stated clearly that Dark Storm Team assaulted the platform but left out details about the attack. The deleted Telegram message from Dark Storm showed failed network connections from all across the world to confirm their global attack.

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Dark Storm Targets NATO, Supported by Russia

According to the media personality Ed Krassenstein Dark Storm carried out the attack as part of their performance display without political objectives. He reported on a direct conversation with the group”s leader.

Since 2023 Dark Storm has conducted cyber operations against NATO followers across various countries. The group receives support from Russia and follows Russian interests according to security analysts. The security experts take issue with the Russian-linked Dark Storm group because of their tactics.

During a March 10 interview on Fox Business with Larry Kudlow Elon Musk validated the cyber event from X. Musk confirmed the cyberattack came from Ukraine area IP addresses while he could not specify the full details of the assault. Musk said:

“We’re not sure exactly what happened but there was a massive cyberattack to try and bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area.”

Musk Defends DOGE Efforts Despite Opposition

The cyberattack happens while tensions increase for Musk because of opposition to DOGE protests plus ongoing criminality at Tesla workplaces nationwide. The protests work together with the “Take Down Tesla” campaign to resist Musk”s efficiency efforts that have reduced federal spending programs.

Despite opposition he believes that DOGE measures need to happen to reduce government spending that goes to waste. Tesla stock prices experienced a major fall of 15% that lowered the share value from $222 to $222 per share during regular market hours.

After regular trading hours the stock value sank to $215 although investors purchased 24% more shares over the previous year. Bathtoken has not yet reached half its December 2024 high.

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Previous occasions marked the start of similar digital assaults directed against X. Soon before talking to Donald Trump in 2020 Musk revealed online hackers tried to attack X but failed.

Research into the most recent cyberattack shows that the world needs to understand both the Dark Storm group’s political motives and the growing threat of digital attacks against important platforms.