Elon Musk claims X crashed because of a massive cyberattack

Elon Musk claims X crashed because of a massive cyberattack

Elon Musk claimed Monday that X suffered a “large cyberattack,” which precipitatedĀ the site and app to crash throughout the day.

Musk quoted a post theorizing there was an assault on X, claiming that was, in actual fact, the case.

He wrote: “There was (nonetheless is) a large cyberattack towards š¯•¸. We get attacked day by day, however this was accomplished with loads of assets. Both a big, coordinated group and/or a rustic is concerned. Tracing ā€¦”

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Musk did not present proof that X was beneath assault and is not at all times essentially the most dependable supply of knowledge. He previously claimed a Spaces interview with then-candidate Donald Trump suffered an assault in August of 2024, as an example, which X workers mentioned wasn’t true.

Regardless of the case could also be, X first crashed for a lot of customers within the early hours of Monday morning, Jap time. Based on user reports on Down Detector, it appeared to rebound and re-crash just a few occasions all through the day. Issues seemed to be principally mounted by Monday afternoon, Jap time.

Musk himself was back to posting conspiracy-adjacent attacks at his perceived enemies. So issues have been again to regular.

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