Summary: A hacker group with alleged Russian ties called Dark Storm has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that caused a widespread outage on social media platform X, affecting users worldwide. The attack, identified as a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) assault, temporarily disabled the platform. Cybersecurity firm SpyoSecure reported that Dark Storm's leader announced the attack, which was later deleted. Evidence of the attack continues to circulate online. While one individual claims direct communication with Dark Storm's leader, stating the attack was a show of force rather than politically motivated, the group's history suggests otherwise. Elon Musk confirmed the attack, tracing the hackers' IP addresses to the "Ukraine area." This incident occurs amidst the "Take Down Tesla" movement, where protests and vandalism at Tesla facilities are fueled by opposition to Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and his political influence within the Trump administration.



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