Dark Storm advertises DDoS-for-hire and a $5,000 Amino demand
Original title: Dark Storm Team Expands DDoS-for-Hire Operations, Demands $5,000 to Stop Alleged Amino Attack
StealthMole tracked Telegram sales by persona GLITCH; claimed outages, including Amino, are not independently confirmed.
A November 6, 2026, StealthMole investigation describes Dark Storm Team advertising DDoS-for-hire on Telegram and demanding payment to stop alleged disruption. On October 19, 2025, persona GLITCH posted a $5,000 cryptocurrency demand tied to Amino, with a formal claim on October 22 and renewed attention in October 2026. The report does not show whether Amino paid or verify claimed attacks, including a March 2025 outage of X. Researchers also noted forwarded NoName057(16) posts and promotion help from Team1914, without proving shared attack infrastructure.
Unconfirmed: StealthMole does not independently confirm attack duration, damage, payment, or which DDoS software Dark Storm deployed.
- Reposted prices included three hours for $20 and one month for $600.
- A June 2026 menu advertised social-media access from $250 and database dumps from $300.
- GLITCH’s main Telegram user ID is listed as 6147437922.
- Check-Host posts show probe reachability, not the cause of an outage.
- An October 2026 DDoSia chat appearance does not prove Dark Storm used that tool.
Impact: Alleged DDoS disruption and paid access or data offers
- 1.Treat listed Telegram user and channel IDs as threat-intelligence indicators, not confirmed attack infrastructure.
- Products
- Amino
- Threat actors
- Dark Storm TeamTeam1914NoName057(16)
- Victims
- Amino
- Organizations
- StealthMole
From the original article
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Dark Storm Team is combining political attack claims with a growing cybercrime business, advertising distributed denial-of-service services and demanding money to stop alleged disruption. A November 6, 2026, investigation documents its Telegram activity, including a $5,000 cryptocurrency demand linked to the Amino social app. The demand dates to October 2025, rather than a newly confirmed […]
By Tushar Subhra Dutta · cybersecuritynews.com
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