Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), has experienced widespread outages on Monday, which the de facto DOGE chief attributed to a “massive cyberattack.”
Outage tracking service DownDetector.com recorded over 40,000 user reports of issues starting around 6 a.m. Eastern Time, peaking at 10 a.m., and surging again in the afternoon.
Users encountered difficulties loading content, with the app displaying error messages such as “Posts aren’t loading right now.”
The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack lead to intermittent outages worldwide. Musk himself acknowledged the cyberattack, noting its scale and the substantial resources behind it, suggesting involvement from a large, coordinated group or possibly a nation-state
In a post on X, Musk stated:
“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X. We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.”
While Musk did not specify the perpetrators, the hacking group known as Dark Storm Team has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Dark Storm Team has a history of launching cyberattacks against various targets, including NATO countries, Israel and nations supporting Israel. They have been known to issue ultimatums and have claimed responsibility for attacks on critical infrastructure and government websites.
The New York Post adds:
The app continuously buffered as it tried to load news and memes, and displayed an error message: “Posts aren’t loading right now.”
X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Frustrated users quickly turned to Threads, a rival app launched by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta in 2023, to ask others whether they were experiencing the same glitches.
As of the latest updates, X has not released an official statement regarding the incident, and the platform continues to experience intermittent outages.
Users are advised to stay updated through official channels for the latest information on service restoration.
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