Billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk has claimed that the “massive cyberattack” which caused the X outage had the involvement of an IP address that originated in the “Ukraine area”.
Musk’s social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) was hit by a cyberattack on Monday, causing repeated outages throughout the day which rasised concerns about cybersecurity threats. The platform intermittently went offline, with the service restoring and then crashing again.
“We’re not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyberattack to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area,” Musk said during his conversation with Larry Kudlow on Fox News. On being asked about the platform’s status, Musk said, “It’s up”.
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Dark Storm Hackers Claim Responsibility For Cyberattack On X
Meanwhile, a hacking group ‘Dark Storm Team’ has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack on the X. The group, known for its attacks on high-security systems, claimed responsibility in a post on Telegram. The group is said to be pro-Palestinian and is known for targeting countries and entities that back Israel’s military actions in Gaza after the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Musk, in a post on X, had addressed the disruptions, saying, “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.”
According to a report by the Associated Press, X suffered widespread outages, which peaked at 6 AM and against at 10 AM EST, affecting over 40,000 users. According to tracking site Downdetector, the number of reported disruptions had fallen to around 1,500 by 5 PM.
The outages came as Elon Musk, who is also an adviser to US President Donald Trump, criticised Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia. He had recently claimed that Ukraine’s front line would collapse without his Starlink satellite service. However, he assured he would not revoke its access.
