• Hours after the US airstrike on Iranian territory, Iranian-backed hackers took down US President Donald Trump’s social media platform.
  • Users were struggling to access Truth Social in the early morning following the alleged hack.
  • As the US continues to insert itself into the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, the US government believes more cyberattacks could happen.
  • grue@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Time between airstrike and decision to hack the site: hours.

    Time between beginning the hack and the site going down: minutes or seconds.

    (At least that’s my guess, anyway.)

    • Pennomi@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Chances are every nation in the world has already probed Truth Social for vulnerabilities, and they’ve got their tools ready to take it down should that be required.