Cyber ​​attack on X: Musk warns of foreign participation!

Cyber ​​attack on X: Musk warns of foreign participation!

USA - Millions of users of X, the platform, which was previously known as Twitter, are currently experiencing massive access problems. According to the owner Elon Musk, X is the goal of a considerable cyber attack, which in all likelihood is carried out by a state group or a well -organized group of hackers. This suspected attack has been continuing since Monday and ensured that the disruptive reports on a sudden increase in disruption, as the Downdetector platform documented. Numerous users reported that the application could no longer be loaded and they were unable to use the website. Over 40,000 reports on failures were recorded on Monday alone.

Significant failures and previous reactions

Elon Musk announced his discomfort about the incidents by tweet and emphasized that the attack has an unusual strength and need an exceptionally large number of resources. He explained: "We are attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved." This statement indicates the possible participation of actors who have considerable technical means. The initial failures were registered in two waves, with the most powerful problems on the US coast. The first increase in disruptive reports was observed at 6 a.m. and again at 10 a.m.

In the past, Musk had already found technical challenges at X after taking over in autumn 2022. These included repeated disorders and access problems that were due to a lack of infrastructure. The current Situation is not an isolated case for the digital platform, but the current, serious failures represent the next big test for the resistance of X, while Musk and his team are trying to clarify the causes of the attack and to restore the services ( kosmo.at ).