Elon Musk, the owner of the X social media platform, confirmed on March 10th that the platform was the target of a ‘massive cyberattack’. This has caused interruptions in service for some users and is thought to be the result of a highly coordinated effort.
“We are attacked on a daily basis, but this particular attack was carried out by a group or perhaps even a country with considerable resources,” Musk stated.
Despite the swift recovery of user functionality, Musk hinted that the onslaught might still be in progress. At the time of reporting, Downdetector had registered over 33,000 outage reports related to X on March 10.
The confirmation of the cyberattack came in response to a social media user who outlined a string of attacks on Musk’s interests, ranging from demonstrations against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to vandalism of Tesla storefronts.
This is an ongoing story, and as more information becomes available, it will be updated accordingly.
