The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was the target of a “massive” cyber attack, the owner of the platform Elon Musk said.
“There was (still) a massive cyber attack against X. We are attacked every day, but it was done with a lot of resources. A large coordinated group and / or a country is involved. Tracking… ”, said Musk in a post on X.
Social media users, including Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia, reported that the platform is slow to load or entirely inaccessible on Monday morning.
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There were several waves of, with complaints with a peak around 6 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. however, the use of Twitter was restored on Monday afternoon
It comes when Musk was confronted A wave of protests On its leading role in the US Ministry of Efficiency of the Government of President Donald Trump (DOGE).
Hundreds of demonstrators Gathered in a Tesla exhibition hall in New York Saturday as part of sprawling demonstrations against the high level participation of Elon Musk with the Trump administration.
Last month, Thousands of American demonstrators Gathered in the United States cities to denounce Trump and Musk, the latter for his role in the connection of the thousands of employees of the federal government.
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