After hours of global outage on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk has alleged a “massive cyberattack” against the platform.
Musk’s Allegations
Musk, who owns X and SpaceX, claimed that the attack was highly coordinated and well-resourced.
“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. Tracing,” Musk posted on X.
🔗 Elon Musk’s Post
He made this statement in response to a user who speculated that the downtime could be linked to protests against DOGE (Dogecoin) and Tesla stores being targeted.
Global Outage Details
According to Downdetector, X faced a major outage, with thousands of users reporting issues.
- Peak disruption at 3 PM: 2,612 users reported problems.
- Another spike between 6 PM – 7:30 PM: 1,312 users affected.
- Platform remains unstable as per the latest updates.
Users’ Reactions
Frustrated users took to Downdetector to vent their concerns:
- One user suggested, “Musk needs to fire himself. Terrible on running ‘X’.”
- An Indian user reported, “Not working in India right now.”
As investigations continue, it remains unclear who is behind the alleged cyberattack or when X will be fully restored.