SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claimed a “massive cyberattack” was responsible for the widespread global outage on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The outage, which lasted several hours, left thousands of users unable to access the site.
“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.
Musk suggested that the attack involved significant resources and coordination, hinting at the possible involvement of either a well-organized group or a nation-state. His remarks came in response to an X user who speculated the outage could be linked to protests against DOGE and incidents targeting Tesla stores.
According to Downdetector, a website that monitors online outages, X experienced a surge in reported issues, peaking at 3 p.m. with 2,612 users affected. A second spike occurred between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., impacting 1,312 users. Despite attempts to stabilize the platform, it remained unstable at the time of the latest update.
Frustrated users took to Downdetector to voice their dissatisfaction. One user suggested Musk should “fire himself” over his management of X. Another user from India reported that the platform was not functioning in the country.
Downdetector only registers an incident when the volume of reported problems far exceeds the typical levels for that time of day, indicating the severity of the disruption.
As investigations continue, the true source and extent of the cyberattack remain unclear, but Musk’s claims point to a sophisticated and well-resourced effort targeting the social media giant.
