Elon Musk’s X Faces Massive Cyberattack, Causing Widespread Outages

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, experienced significant outages on March 10, 2025, which Musk attributed to a massive cyberattack. The disruptions affected millions of users across the United States, causing widespread frustration and raising concerns about the platform's security measures.

Reports from ZDNet and Fox Business indicated that the cyberattack was unprecedented in scale, leading to intermittent service and login issues. Users took to other social media platforms to voice their frustrations, with many expressing disbelief at the extent of the outage.

Musk responded to the crisis via a brief statement on a backup account, confirming the attack and assuring users that his team was working tirelessly to restore service. The incident has sparked a broader conversation about the vulnerability of major social media platforms and the need for enhanced cybersecurity protocols.

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What is X Elon Musk?

Musk rebranded Twitter as X — the mogul's favorite letter — in July 2023. Earlier, he had announced that he was going to change Twitter into X, “the everything app.”

Why is X down now?

According to Downdetector, an online tracker of service outages, thousands of users reported outages Monday morning on the social media site bought by Musk in 2022 for $44 billion. 'There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X,' Musk said in a post on the platform at 1:25 p.m.

Why is X.Com not working?

If you're not able to launch x.com, check your network connection. If you're connected to a VPN, try turning it off. If turning off the VPN fixes your connectivity issue, you'll need to contact your VPN provider for help.

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