Elon Musk said that the cyberattacco against X could originate from a series of IP addresses in the area ofUkraine. “We are not sure what exactly happened, but the attack came from IP addresses in the area ofUkraine“, Said the platform owner in an interview a Fox Business. The entrepreneur then added that the massive computer attack against X It stands out for its intensity: «We are attacked every day, but this has been done with many resources. Or a large group or a village».
Musk underlined theexceptional scope of the action, describing it as an event out of normal. The platform X continues to suffer interruptions And slowdownswhile the teams of computer security they work for mitigate the effects of the attack.
Dark Storm Team claims the attack
Second Newsweekthe hacker group Dark Storm Team has claimed the responsibility ofDDOS attack to the platform through a Public post on Telegram. The collective is known for his sophisticated computer war attacks and for violating High security systems. Second Orange Cyberdefensethe group was trained in 2023 and has a focus pro-Palestinian.
Last month, Dark Storm Team he had announced aEscalation of attacks against government sites of NATO countriesOf Israel and the nations they support Tel Aviv. Their last attack ha temporarily blocked the accesses to X in different countries, including Italy, Israel, Germany, France and Iran.
While the track of the Dark Storm Team It seems to be one of the main hypotheses, the declarations of Musk they raised questions about possible involvement of government governments or organizations in the operation. At the moment, there are no official confirmations on a possible link between the hacker group and the IP addresses identified in the Ukrainian area.
The authority and the companies of cybersicacy continue the investigations To trace the managers and understand the real scope of the attack.