Elon Musk has said his X social media platform has been hit by a « massive » cyberattack. Thousands of users reported being unable to access the platform on Monday (March 10), figures from the tracking website Downdetector.com show.
It said 56% of problems were reported for the X app while 33% were reported for the website. Mr Musk posted: « 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 … »
Sustained disruption lasting at least an hour started earlier this afternoon, with the heaviest disruptions along US coasts.
The social media platform, then known as Twitter, experienced glitches for over an hour in March 2023 as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images failed to load for others.
More than 40,000 users reported no access to the platform in today’s incident.
The reported cyberattack comes after the tech billionaire told Republican politicians he was not responsible for mass firings of federal government workers in the US.
This is despite Mr Musk wielding a chainsaw at a major Rrght-wing conference where he appeared to delight in overseeing the purge overseen by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Mr Musk has gained support from some but also sparked anger among others, angry about the scale and speed of the cuts, which are being challenged in street protests and in courts.
His Tesla electric car company has been targeted, with gunshots fired at a Tesla dealership in another instance of vandalism at one of the company’s shops.
Police believe at least seven shots were fired, damaging three cars and shattering windows in the attack in the town of Tigard, near Portland, Oregon.
Meanwhile, Tesla stocks fell 12% to deepen the car giant’s loss for 2025 to more than 40%. After an initial post-election bump on hopes Mr Musk’s close relationship with US President Donald Trump would help the company, the stock has since slumped.
It comes amid worries Tesla’s brand has become intertwined with Mr Musk. Sales in China and Europe have crashed.
In a further blow to Mr Musk, his SpaceX firm last week suffered an explosion to a rocket, which saw the spacecraft come crashing down.
SpaceX caught the first-stage booster back at a launch pad with giant mechanical arms, but engines on the spacecraft on top started shutting down as it streaked eastward for what was supposed to be a controlled entry over the Indian Ocean.
Contact was lost with the spacecraft as it went into an out-of-control spin, crashing into the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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