Big news! A group of hackers called Dark Storm tried to shut down X (formerly Twitter)! They flooded the site with too much internet traffic, causing many people to get error messages. It was like a traffic jam on the internet, making X hard to use for a while.
- Hackers claimed responsibility.
- The attack was a type of internet attack called a DDoS.
- The hackers’ internet addresses seemed to be from Ukraine, but their motives are unclear.
- X was back online quickly.
Fact | Details |
---|---|
Number of complaints | Around 40,000 |
Hacker group | Dark Storm |
Attack type | DDoS (like a traffic jam on the internet) |
Location of hackers' IPs | Ukraine area |