A group of Iranian-aligned hackers is claiming to have attacked President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform.
The non-profit think tank the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and Multiple Social media watchdogs confirmed that an Iranian-aligned hacktivist group called “313 Team” claimed responsibility for a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on Trump’s Truth Social platform just hours after the U.S. strikes. Truth Social went down shortly after 8 p.m. ET on Saturday — moments after Trump announced the strikes on his account.
Users attempting to access the platform during the outage were confronted with messages reading, “Network failed …Please try again.”
The 313 Team claiming responsibility is a component of a larger network of hacktivists aligned with pro-Russian, and pro-Palestinian outfits, according to Mediaite. Their aim is to disrupt public infrastructure, government websites, and technology companies in Israel and beyond.
The claim comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of potential cyber attacks from Iranian-affiliated hackers.
“Iranian government-affiliated cyber actors will probably prioritize retaliatory attacks against Israeli targets in the short term but may target U.S. networks due to their perception of U.S. support for Israeli strikes,” a DHS bulletin this week said.
ABC News, in a report on the potential threats, said the CIS briefed federal law enforcement on Friday about the possibility of an attack.
