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Elon Musk Links Massive Cyberattack on X to IP Addresses in 'Ukraine Area'

The social media platform experienced widespread outages Monday, with Musk citing a potential foreign origin for the attack.

  • Elon Musk stated that a major cyberattack temporarily took down his social media platform, X, on Monday.
  • The attack was traced to IP addresses originating in what Musk referred to as the 'Ukraine area.'
  • Thousands of users reported outages on X throughout the day before the platform was restored.
  • Musk made the claim during an interview with Fox Business, though he emphasized that the exact details of the incident remain unclear.
  • No additional information about the perpetrators or their motives has been disclosed at this time.
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