Elon Musk Claims X Was Hit by a 'Massive Cyberattack' With IP Addresses From The Ukraine Area

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Elon Musk claimed that X was hit by a “massive cyberattack” Monday after outages left thousands unable to access the platform, according to the Associated Press.

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00:02I must claim that X was hit by a massive cyber attack Monday after outages of thousands

00:07unable to access the platform, according to the Associated Press.

00:10He suggested on Fox Business that attackers had IP addresses from the Ukraine area.

00:15Cyber security experts disputed the significance of the IP addresses,

00:18noting that botnets typically use compromised machines worldwide.

00:22Experts said there was no clear evidence of state involvement,

00:25and such attacks are usually designed to be disruptive rather than covert.

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