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X witnessed multiple outages on Monday as users across the world reported that the app and website were not working properly and they were unable to push the content.
Elon Musk said his platform X was targeted by a “massive cyberattack”. (Reuters File Image)
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday claimed a “massive cyberattack” against his social media platform X after the app experienced repeated outages throughout the day.
X witnessed multiple outages on Monday as users across the world reported that the app and website were not working properly and they were unable to push the content. Users experienced at least three outages today.
Responding to rumours about a possible attack on X, Musk wrote, “There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against ????. 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…”
There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against ????.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 … https://t.co/aZSO1a92no
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 10, 2025
Musk’s response came after his supporters claimed attacks targeting the tech billionaire, following reports of attacks on Tesla stores. Gunshots were allegedly fired at a Tesla dealership a few days ago, damaging three cars and shattering windows.
The shooting comes a week after federal prosecutors in Denver charged a woman in connection with vandalism against a Tesla dealership in Colorado, including Molotov cocktails being thrown at vehicles and the words “Nazi cars” spray-painted on the building.
Complaints about outages on X spiked in the early hours of Monday at 3:30 pm and again at 10 am, with over 40,000 users reporting no access to the social media platform, according to DownDetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including user-submitted errors on its platform.
Data showed that over 17,871 complaints were logged regarding the microblogging platform at around 3:20 pm. Users again complained of outages at 7:32 pm and 9:32 pm, according to DownDetector.
As per the tracking website, 56% of users faced problems with the app, while 33% reported issues with the website. 11% users encountered server connection errors. Many users on DownDetector complained the app wouldn’t load, and the outage appears to be global. X has not officially responded to any queries.
In March 2023 the social media platform then known as Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images were not loading for others.
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