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Elon Musk Blames Cyberattack for X Outages

March 11, 2025
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Elon Musk Blames Cyberattack for X Outages

The recent global outages at X were the result of a significant cyberattack. Elon Musk confirmed that the platform experienced widespread disruptions. Musk mentioned that the attack was “massive” and involved significant resources. He suggested that a large, coordinated group or country might have been behind the attack. Musk didn’t confirm whether the outages were caused by DDoS attacks. However, he hinted that the scale and impact suggested it. X responded by enabling DDoS protection through Cloudflare, adding captchas to suspicious connections.

The pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Dark Storm claimed responsibility for the attack on X. The group posted proof of the attack on their Telegram channel. They used screenshots from check-host.net, a tool that monitors website availability globally. Dark Storm has previously targeted organizations in Israel, Europe, and the U.S. This attack fits with their history of politically motivated disruptions. Check-host.net is often used during DDoS attacks to show the global scope of disruptions. The group’s involvement further demonstrated the growing threat posed by hacktivists.

Cloudflare’s DDoS protection mitigated some of the attack’s impact but could not immediately resolve the outages.

Suspicious IP addresses were prompted with captchas, slowing access to the platform. The protection helped limit further disruption, but the issue lasted for hours. Users worldwide continued to experience problems accessing X throughout the day. The incident underscored the vulnerability of large social media platforms to such attacks.

It highlighted the challenges of preventing large-scale DDoS attacks from hacktivist groups like Dark Storm.

DDoS-for-hire groups like Dark Storm are increasingly targeting major tech platforms for political reasons. Law enforcement agencies have been working to dismantle botnets used in these attacks. In November, German police took down a platform facilitating DDoS attacks. Europol also shut down 27 platforms in December to combat these threats. Despite these efforts, groups like Dark Storm continue to operate. Their attacks demonstrate the difficulty of combating hacktivism in the modern digital era. The ongoing battle shows how cybersecurity efforts need constant vigilance and adaptation.

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  • Elon Musk Claims Massive Cyberattack Caused X Platform Outages Worldwide
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