Users of the X social media platform reported multiple outages on Monday at the same time as Tesla stock dipped, in another blow to Elon Musk.
The first X outage, which affected the website and app, was reported around 5:40 a.m., according to Downdetector. Some users were unable to load new posts while others were left with the message “Something went wrong. Try reloading.”
Around 1 p.m., the number of reports was at 32,000 after a slight decline.
The causes of the outages are unknown, but there were unconfirmed reports of a DDOS cyberattack.
Musk himself blamed a “massive cyberattack” for the outages later Monday.
“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against 𝕏,” shared on the platform this afternoon. “We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved. Tracing …”
In an interview on Fox Business, he offered some more specifics about his suspicions.
“Uh, well, we don’t — we’re not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyber attack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area,” Musk said told Larry Kudlow.
The issues were reported worldwide, but the bulk were from the U.S. and UK.
X’s difficulties aren’t the only obstacle Elon Musk is facing today. Stock for the electric vehicle maker was down by more than 15% at Wall Street’s closing bell.
The stock is down more than 40% year to date.
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Protesters gather outside of a Manhattan Tesla dealership to demonstrate against Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The dip comes as Tesla dealerships are vandalized around the world in response to Musk’s attempts to slash government spending as the de facto head of DOGE, an unofficial department within the Office of Management and Budget. A non-violent protest in the West Village on Saturday ended with several arrests.
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