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Elon Musk claims that a massive cyberattack caused the X outages, but experts are skeptical about his evidence. The pattern of the outage suggests a DDoS attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale, but more information is needed to confirm this theory. Will Musk provide any concrete evidence to support his claim? Only time will tell.
Musk claims a massive cyberattack caused the X outages, attributing it to IP addresses from Ukraine. Experts, including Netblocks director Alp Toker, suggest the outage pattern is consistent with a denial of service attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale. Musk has provided no evidence to support his claims, and this is not the first time he has blamed technical issues on cyberattacks without substantiation. Dark Storm Team, a pro-Palestinian hacktivist group, claimed responsibility for the attack but have yet to provide evidence confirming their involvement.
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been plagued by a series of outages that have left users frustrated and wondering what could be behind these global disruptions. According to its CEO, Elon Musk, the cause of these outages is none other than a massive cyberattack. In this article, we will delve into the details of this alleged attack, examining the evidence presented by Musk and the experts who are investigating this incident.
The first piece of information that caught our attention was Musk's statement on Fox News, where he claimed that IP addresses from the cyberattack traced back to locations "in the Ukraine area". This claim has sparked a lot of interest among cybersecurity experts and enthusiasts alike. According to Netblocks, an internet monitor, the pattern of the outage is consistent with a denial of service attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale.
However, it's worth noting that Musk has provided no evidence to support his claims. In fact, this is not the first time he has attributed technical issues to cyberattacks without substantiating his claims. Last year, he blamed a delay in broadcasting an interview with Trump on another alleged cyberattack, which he never verified.
Alp Toker, director of internet monitor Netblocks, offered some insight into the situation. "This is amongst the longest Twitter outages tracked in terms of duration, and the pattern is consistent with a denial of service attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale," Toker said. "Latency has remained high, but services are returning to ordinary operation though it's not clear that the issue has been fully mitigated at present."
The effects of this alleged cyberattack are consistent with a massive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack. Dark Storm Team, a pro-Palestinian hacktivist group, claimed responsibility for the cyber attack against X on their Telegram channel. However, they have yet to provide any evidence confirming their involvement in X's outages.
Dark Storm Team is known for providing DDoS-for-hire services and frequently promoting politically motivated attacks on their Telegram channel. Today, the group also claimed to have taken down a UAE government website. But it remains unclear whether this group was indeed responsible for the X outage.
The investigation into this alleged cyberattack is ongoing, and experts are working hard to determine the cause of these outages. As the situation continues to unfold, one thing is clear: the world of cybersecurity is full of surprises, and sometimes the truth can be hidden behind a veil of deceit.
Elon Musk claims that a massive cyberattack caused the X outages, but experts are skeptical about his evidence. The pattern of the outage suggests a DDoS attack targeting X's infrastructure at scale, but more information is needed to confirm this theory. Will Musk provide any concrete evidence to support his claim? Only time will tell.
Related Information:
https://www.ethicalhackingnews.com/articles/The-X-Outages-Unpacking-the-Mystery-Behind-Elon-Musks-Claims-of-a-Massive-Cyberattack-ehn.shtml
https://securityaffairs.com/175209/hacking/elon-musk-x-ddos-attack-dark-dark-storm-team.html
Published: Mon Mar 10 18:42:19 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
