Elon Musk Claims Massive Cyber-Attack Caused X Outages and Experts Suggest DDoS Attack
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53m ago
Experts Suggest DDoS Attack; Musk Elaborates on Cyberattack Origins
- Experts suggested that the outage was consistent with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a tactic to overwhelm a website with traffic.1
- Isik Mater from NetBlocks noted that X had suffered intermittent outages since Monday morning and that a denial of service attack targeting X's infrastructure can't be ruled out.2
- Musk mentioned in an interview that the outage was due to a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area.2
- Experts indicated the outage might be linked to a DDoS attack, while Musk elaborated on the cyberattack's origins.
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Elon Musk Reports X Targeted by Massive Cyberattack Affecting Over 40,000 Users
- Elon Musk reported that his social media platform, X, was targeted in a massive cyberattack that left tens of thousands of users unable to access their accounts.3
- The outage affected over 40,000 users, with the worst disruptions reported along the United States coasts.1
- Elon Musk revealed that a massive cyberattack impacted over 40,000 users of X, causing significant disruptions.
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Background
- Elon Musk claimed that the outages on X were due to a massive cyber-attack involving a coordinated group or country.3
- Musk stated, We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources, indicating the severity of the attack.1
- The outages on X were reported by Downdetector, showing thousands of outage reports that peaked around 5:45 AM.2
- Musk's previous claims of outages being caused by cyber-attacks include a massive DDOS attack during a livestream last year.1
- Elon Musk claimed that the outages on X were due to a massive cyber-attack involving a coordinated group or country.
- Musk stated, “We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources”, indicating the severity of the attack.
- The outages on X were reported by Downdetector, showing thousands of outage reports that peaked around 5:45 AM.
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