Zoom outages reported as Dark Storm Team hacking group takes credit
The Brief
A pro-Palestinian hacking group has taken credit for a Zoom outage that's been reported today.
Dark Storm Team is the same hacking group that recently took credit for a massive attack on Elon Musk's X social media platform.
There's no word on when the Zoom issues will be resolved.
Dark Storm Team, a hacking group that most recently claimed it attacked Elon Musk's X, has taken credit for a Zoom outage reported today.
Reports say the hacking group Dark Storm Team has taken credit for the Zoom outage in a post on Telegram. They claim it's a DDos attack – a federal criminal act that involves flooding a site with data to overwhelm it and knock it offline.
What we know
Zoom confirmed Wednesday that the widely used teleconferencing platform is experiencing outages due to "domain name resolution issues."
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Zoom says the issues are affecting multiple services. As of 3:09 p.m. ET, more than 64,000 Zoom outages were reported on the Down Detector website.
What we don't know
Zoom has not confirmed the outages are a result of a hack or said when the issues will be resolved. FOX TV Stations reached out to Zoom for comment.
The backstory
According to Orange Cyberdefense, DarkStorm Team is a hacking group that "targets key business sectors, mainly in Israel and NATO member countries."
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"Increased collaboration with other hacktivist groups could make attacks more difficult to counter," the cybersecurity company says.
They've been described as pro-Palestinian, and recently took credit for a massive DDos attack on Elon Musk's X social media platform in March.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Source
This report includes information from Zoom, The Associated Press, Orange Cyberdefense and KRON.
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