X Faces Major Cyberattack, Outages Worldwide

• On March 10, Elon Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced two significant outages, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app or website functionalities.
• Musk claimed that X was under a 'massive cyberattack' originating from Ukraine, suggesting involvement of a large, coordinated group or a country.
• The outages affected several regions including India, the US, UK, and Australia, with over 40,000 reports on Downdetector.
• Cybersecurity experts questioned Musk's claims, pointing out that tracing IP addresses to Ukraine doesn't necessarily mean the attack originated there.
• Despite the chaos, X is now up and running, but the incident raises concerns about the platform's security and the potential for future attacks.

Source: Hindustan Times, Times Now News, Times Now News, Mint, Mint