https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/x-hit-by-massive-cyberattack-amid-dark-storms-ddos-claims/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/elon-musk-says-x-outages-result-of-cyber-attack/105035078
The hacktivist group Dark Storm has claimed responsibility for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that caused multiple worldwide outages on the X platform. X owner Elon Musk confirmed a “massive cyberattack” against the platform, stating it was conducted with significant resources and potentially involved a large, coordinated group or a nation-state.
Dark Storm, a pro-Palestinian group active since 2023, posted evidence of their attacks on Telegram, including screenshots and links to website availability monitoring tools. X has since implemented DDoS protection from Cloudflare, displaying captchas to users connecting from suspicious IP addresses.
Musk later stated that the cyberattack involved IP addresses originating from Ukraine, but Dark Storm denied any connection to Ukraine. DDoS attacks often utilize botnets and compromised devices from various global locations to generate overwhelming traffic, disrupting targeted websites.