We are responsible for ‘Network …’ message on Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, claim Iranian-aligned hackers
Truth Social suffered a brief outage last week after President Donald Trump announced a US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Days later, a group of hackers aligned with Iran – 313 Team has claimed responsibility for the social media platform’s malfunction. The group claims that it carried out a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack that briefly took down the platform on Saturday (June 21) night. The non-profit Center for Internet Security (CIS) and several social media watchdogs confirmed the claim, says a report by Mediaite.
Truth Social outage after Trump’s post
Trump posted around 7.46 pm ET that the United States had entered Israel’s war against Iran stating that the US had waged a “very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.” Some screenshots suggest API congestion as the cause of the disruption.Truth Social became inaccessible shortly after 8 p.m. ET (5:30am IST), soon after Trump used the platform to announce the US strikes on Iran. Users saw error messages while accessing the platform: “Network failed… Please try again.”
Who is 313 Team
The “313 Team” is said to be part of a wider network of pro-Russian and pro-Palestinian hacktivists known for targeting public infrastructure, government websites, and tech firms in Israel and elsewhere. This cyberattack claim comes amid growing concerns about digital retaliation from Iran. Last week, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a bulletin warning that Iranian-linked hackers may look to target American networks in response to US support for Israeli airstrikes.“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,” the DHS said.
