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External researchers can’t determine the originating IP addresses for the flood of malicious traffic that hit X’s servers without direct access to X’s systems. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

X suffered a DDoS attack. Its CEO and security researchers can’t agree on who did it.

X’s wave of outages resembled a DDoS attack and Dark Storm Team, a prolific threat group specializing in such attacks, claimed responsibility.

Mar 11, 2025 By Matt Kapko

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Newly uncovered ‘Zealot’ malware could double as 2017 buzzword bingo

Apache Struts. Eternal Blue. Cryptocurrency. This story has it all.

Dec 19, 2017 By Chris Bing