Massive cyberattack on X: Musk warns of big back men!

Massive cyberattack on X: Musk warns of big back men!

In an alarming incident, Elon Musk reported a massive cyber attack on the social media platform X. On Monday, March 11, 2025, there were considerable disorders caused by this attack. Musk explained to X that the attack was extremely extensive and possibly ran out of an organized group or even a state. "We are attacked every day, but this attack was carried out with many means. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved," said Musk in his contribution. According to Vol.at , over 40,000 users reported failures, especially on the US coasts, which underlines the urgency of the situation.

technical problems and possible origins

According to Downdetector.com, a platform for recording online problems, the failure began on Monday afternoon and continued at least an hour. Musk also found in a appearance at Fox Business that the IP addresses from which the attack ended possibly came from the Ukraine area. "We don't know exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyber attack to paralyze the X system," he said. This raises serious questions regarding the security and stability of the platform, which was already confronted with similar problems in the past, such as ABC news reported.

The last major disorders on X occurred in February 2023 when the platform had massive problems during a critical phase. Musk, who has repeatedly released managers since his takeover in 2022 and drastically reduced the workforce, is not only confronted with security issues, but also with financial challenges with his other companies such as Tesla. On Monday, Tesla's shares fell by more than 15%, which further tightened the uncertain situation for Musk.