Elon Musk revealed that his social media platform, X, experienced a significant outage attributed to a cyberattack, rendering over 40,000 users unable to access their accounts. Complaints surged during two peak times, indicating widespread disruption, especially along the US coasts. Musk suggested the attack was orchestrated by a well-resourced group or a nation-state, although he did not provide evidence for this claim. This incident follows ongoing technical difficulties since Musk's acquisition of Twitter in 2022, which have included various glitches and disruptions that have affected user experience significantly.
Elon Musk stated that the recent massive cyberattack on his platform, X, appeared to be orchestrated by a large, coordinated group or possibly a country.
Musk expressed in a post that X is targeted daily; however, this latest incident involved significantly more resources and organization than usual.
The recent attacks, particularly disruptive to users on the US coasts, saw roughly 40,000 users unable to access their accounts at peak times.
According to Downdetector.com, the majority of reported issues during the outage involved the X app, highlighting a critical infrastructure vulnerability.
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