Elon Musk says X was hit by 'massive cyber attack' that's impacting thousands of users
X (formerly Twitter) has experienced a "massive cyberattack," according to owner Elon Musk. Users faced multiple outages throughout the day (March 10), prompting Musk to address the situation directly.
Musk stated: "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. Tracing..."
The billionaire responded to a user who suggested the outages weren't merely technical issues but a deliberate attack. The user noted: "First, protests against DOGE. Then, Tesla stores were attacked. Now, X is down. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that this downtime is the result of an attack on X." These comments referenced protests against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk leads, and alleged attacks on Tesla.
When another user claimed "they want to silence you and this platform," Musk simply replied "yes."
Downdetector.com reported approximately 40,000 people experienced issues with the platform around 10am Eastern Time. The site noted 63 percent of problems came from app users, while 30 percent reported issues accessing through web browsers.
Frustrated users voiced their concerns on the platform:
"When you think Twitter is down but you can't go on Twitter to see if #TwitterDown is trending because Twitter is down."
Another user wrote: "How many more times is X/Twitter going to go down?"
Someone else commented: "Twitter went down for 2 hours and I started going through withdrawal....maybe it's time for me to touch some grass."
Another complained: "Why does Twitter keep going DOWN?!?!?! Fix it! (And it's not just me. I'm texting with Twitter pals clear across the country)."
Musk purchased Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, later rebranding it as "X." According to Axios, investment firm Fidelity estimated in December that the takeover reduced the site's value by 72 percent—dropping to approximately $12.3 billion, about $32 billion less than Musk's purchase price.
