Dark Storm Team continues to launch DDoS attacks against the X/Twitter platform, with last night’s assault rendering the X for Android/iOS clients unable to establish stable connections. The latest wave of attacks now targets the web-based version of the platform.
These attacks primarily disrupt the X/Twitter frontend, but due to CDN (Content Delivery Network) technology, not all regions are equally affected. Current monitoring suggests that X/Twitter is still relying on Cloudflare’s services to mitigate the impact.
A test report published by the Dark Storm Team at 10:15 AM (UTC+8) on March 12, 2025, indicates that X/Twitter’s web platform is experiencing HTTP 400 errors across multiple regions, including Europe, the United States, and South Asia. Given that Cloudflare is in place, it is unlikely that these attacks will cause widespread outages across the platform.
The Dark Storm hacking group claims that its attacks are devoid of political motives, asserting that their primary purpose is to demonstrate technical prowess. Simultaneously, they have begun marketing their DDoS services via Telegram.
However, cybersecurity analysts have noted a recurring pattern in the botnet infrastructure used by Dark Storm. Evidence suggests that the botnet itself may not be directly controlled by the group, but rather rented from third-party sources to facilitate their attacks.
This raises speculation that Dark Storm Team may be exploiting these high-profile attacks to build notoriety, only to later resell DDoS services at a premium. Once a client places an order, they could simply subcontract another botnet provider to execute the attacks, profiting from the price difference.
Of course, this remains speculative. However, a similar strategy was previously employed by Anonymous Sudan, a small hacking collective that gained attention by attacking Microsoft 365 before commercializing their DDoS services. Due to their high-profile operations, they were eventually apprehended and are now facing extradition to the United States for prosecution.
