Dark Storm Does DDoS Damage

Elon Musk confirmed that the social media platform X was the victim of a “massive cyberattack” today. The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack was perpetrated by the cyber warfare group Dark Storm Team.

Orange Cyberdefense reported that the group has a pro-Palestinian agenda and recently pledged to launch a series of cyberattacks targeting government websites of NATO countries, Israel, and other nations supporting Israel. (Hindustan Times)

There is no information on the group in the MITRE ATT&CK® database. However, Musk reported that the attack originated from IP addresses within Ukraine. Both of these data points suggests an (ostensibly) ideologically-motivated group with no qualms for hacking-for-hire opportunities.