By CatholicVote | Created at 2025-03-11 22:51:15 | Updated at 2025-03-12 10:43:50
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CV NEWS FEED // A major cyberattack targeting X left thousands of users unable to access the site Monday, with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk suggesting the attack may have originated in a foreign country.
“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X. We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources,” Musk said in a post on X. “Either a large, coordinated group and/or country is involved.”
The attack disrupted services for thousands of users, with over 40,000 complaints tracked by outage monitor Downdetector. Complaints peaked early in the morning before subsiding later in the day.
Appearing on Fox News Monday evening, Musk pointed to a possible origin, saying that the attack involved “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area.”
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The attack comes amid a wave of protests against Musk’s leadership at DOGE, including recent attacks at Tesla dealerships in Oregon and New York that involve acts of vandalism, such as burning cars, breaking windows, or painting over vehicles.
In response to one user on X who suggested that the cyberattackers were trying to silence Musk, he simply replied, “Yes,” implying the attacks could be an effort to undermine his influence.
Musk also addressed the ongoing protests against DOGE during his Monday interview, saying, “It is tough sledding, but I think we’re doing the right thing here. There’s been a tremendous amount of waste and fraud in the government.”
“So, when we get criticism, we ask, which line do you disagree with? Which cost-saving do you disagree with?” Musk continued. “And then people usually can’t think of any.”
A pro-Palestinian hacking group, Dark Storm Team, claimed responsibility for the Monday outages, stating in a Telegram post that the attack used Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) tactics. These attacks use bots to overwhelm systems with traffic, causing widespread disruptions.
Despite the group’s claim, Musk has not confirmed whether the attack was linked to Dark Storm Team or if other foreign sources were involved.
