What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
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Musk blames Ukraine for X outage
Presented by Ericsson — Elon Musk said his social media platform X was targeted in a “massive cyberattack” on Monday and later claimed the attack was traced back to Ukraine. {beacon} Technology ...The Hill - 5d -
Elon Musk says "massive cyberattack" is causing outages at X
Elon Musk's social media site X wasn't working for thousands of users on Monday, with the billionaire claiming a cyberattack.CBS News - 5d -
Musk blames 'massive cyberattack' for X outage
Elon Musk said his social media platform X was targeted in a "massive cyberattack" on Monday, prompting outages for thousands of users. "There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X," Musk ...The Hill - 5d -
Elon Musk Claims X Targeted in ‘Massive Cyberattack’
X (formerly Twitter) went down for thousands of users on Monday. Musk blamed a cyberattack.Inc. - 5d -
Elon Musk claims ‘massive cyber-attack’ caused X outages
Billionaire owner speculates ‘coordinated group/and or country’ involved after platform was unresponsive for many. Elon Musk claimed on Monday afternoon that X was targeted in a “massive ...The Guardian - 5d -
Multiple outages at X caused by ‘massive cyberattack,’ Musk says
Scale of attack suggests role of a country or "coordinated group," Musk said.ABC News - 5d -
X sees major outages as Musk claims 'massive cyberattack' hit platform
Three separate outages appeared to hit Elon Musk's X social media site Monday, as the tech titan claimed it was suffering a "massive cyberattack."NBC News - 5d -
Elon Musk Says X Outages Were Caused by a Cyberattack From Ukraine
The billionaire’s social media site X suffered outages, and Tesla’s stock tanked on Monday.The New York Times - 5d -
Musk says X hit by 'cyber-attack' as thousands report outages
Platform outage monitor Downdetector said it had seen more than 350,000 reports of issues from US users on Monday.BBC News - 5d
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