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X under massive cyberattack: Elon Musk

About 40,000 X users in the U.S. were reportedly unable to access their accounts as a result of the attack.

• March 10, 2025
Elon Musk and X logo used to illustrate the story
Elon Musk and X logo

Elon Musk, tech billionaire and owner of X microblogging platform, says the platform has suffered a “massive cyberattack.”  

“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against 𝕏,” Mr. Musk tweeted on Monday.  

He added, “We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources.”  

Though the source of the attack is unverified, Mr  Musk said, “Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved. Tracing.”  

Mr  Musk’s tweet confirmed reports that X was down earlier on Monday.  

About 40,000 X users in the U.S. were reportedly unable to access their accounts as a result of the attack.  

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