X Outages Linked to Pro-Palestinian Cyberattack

Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced significant outages due to a cyberattack claimed by the pro-Palestinian group Dark Storm. The attack, identified as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, affected tens of thousands of users globally. Despite Dark Storm's claim, Musk suggested the attack might have originated from IP addresses in the Ukraine area, though cybersecurity experts, including former UK National Cyber Security Centre head Ciaran Martin, dismissed this suggestion due to lack of evidence. Dark Storm has a history of targeting entities supporting Israel and has been linked to Russia-backed operations. Security experts noted that DDoS attack tactics have evolved, making them more sophisticated, which is consistent with the nature of the attack on X. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in X's security infrastructure and broader cybersecurity threats to major online platforms.