Disruptions at X on Monday – Elon Musk speaks of cyber attack
Hang at X at the start of the week: the short message service that has since 2022 controversial billionaire Elon Musk Heard that many devices had not been reached on around 11 a.m. Also on the fault detector Allestörungen.de There were several disorders since the early noon, and various media reported on the failures.
There were reports on the failures not only in Germany, the topic was also taken up abroad. How this came about, there was initially puzzling rates. X, that known earlier under the name Twitter was, had not commented on the backgrounds. The failures were also not mentioned on the company's own X account.
Elon Musk comments on disorders in X and « Massive Cyberattack »
Then, however, Musk should express himself, which in these times in addition to his economic activities also through his Proximity to US President Donald Trump and the Republican government ensures headlines. The 53-year-old left in a posting at X Wissen that there was a « massive cyber attack » against the service. Judging according to the extent, there is either a large group behind it or even an entire country, he claims in the message.
Online services such as X are regularly exposed to different types of attacks, describes Musk-but can usually put them away without noticeable problems.
On Monday evening, Musk then explained to the TV station Fox Business Networkthe attack had assumed IP addresses « from the area of Ukraine ». There was evidence of this loudly German press agency So far not.
Disruptions at X, formerly Twitter: This is the platform
X is a social media platform founded in 2006, which is characterized by short text messages (« tweets »). Users can publish, like, share, share (« retweet ») with up to 280 characters. Originally started as a microblogging service, Twitter developed into one of the most important platforms for news, politics, entertainment and public discussions. The platform enables real -time communication and is often used for breaking news, political debates or viral trends. An algorithm suggests personalized content. In addition to texts, pictures, videos and surveys can be posted.
With the takeover by Elon Musk in October 2022 a restructuring was carried out, including the Introduction of a chargeable subscription serviceChanges in moderation and new functions such as longer tweets and language and video calls. Twitter/X has hundreds of million users worldwide, including politicians, journalists and companies. Despite criticism with regard to disinformation, hate speech and algorithm transparency If the platform remains a central medium for public opinion and digital communication. (with dpa)
