Elon Musk Claims X Faced a Massive Cyberattack After Outage
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, experienced significant outages affecting thousands of users. Reports of issues began around 6 a.m. Eastern Time, with over 40,000 users reporting problems by 10 a.m. A subsequent surge occurred in the afternoon, with more than 25,000 additional complaints. Users encountered buffering issues and error messages stating that posts weren't loading.
Musk attributed these disruptions to a "massive cyberattack," suggesting that the scale and coordination implied involvement from a large group or potentially a nation-state. He noted that while X faces daily attacks, this incident was particularly resource-intensive, indicating a higher level of sophistication. The platform's technical team is actively investigating to trace the source of the attack.
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