X users report login troubles as Dark Storm claims cyberattack

In the early morning hours of March 10, thousands of users on X (formerly Twitter) began having trouble logging into the...

Mar 10, 2025 - 23:40

In the early morning hours of March 10, thousands of users on X (formerly Twitter) began having trouble logging into the platform.

It was only the first service blip of at least three to come that same day and, if one cybercriminal group is to be believed, it was all on purpose.

“Twitter has been taken offline by Dark Storm Team” read one message on the messaging and social media platform Telegram.

Dark Storm Team, which shared the message publicly, was reportedly created in 2023 and has a history of launching attacks that can disrupt websites by sending massive traffic their way. These attacks, called “Distributed Denial of Service” or DDoS, attacks, are one of the most common form of cyberattacks online, and have been used to disrupt major companies’ online services.

In responding to the outages, X owner Elon Musk wrote:

“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against