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Elon Musk has revealed the devastating cyberattack that took down his social media app X on Monday seemingly originated in Ukraine - [DM]

His statement came after the platform had been down for users worldwide. They had complained about issues with the app and website since as early as 5:30am ET.
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The attack on X from Ukrainian IP addresses came a day after an extraordinary social media spat over the use of Musk's Starlink system in the country.

Over the weekend, Musk claimed in a post on X that 'my Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off.'
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Following the attack on X, Dark Storm Team, a hacking group, took credit for it, according to a Monday afternoon post.

Cybersecurity group SpyoSecure claimed that they spoke to the leader of Dark Storm Team, who revealed that they initiated a DDOS attack on X.

A DDOS attack is essentially a traffic jam on the internet, caused on purpose to shut websites down.

In these attacks the hacker sends thousands or even millions of fake visitors (bots) to flood the site.
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The cyberattack also comes as Musk is pushing Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash federal spending on a huge scale.

Already, the group is touting estimated savings over $100 billion, according to the DOGE site. That works out to about $650 saved per taxpayer. [Continues with more]:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14483513/elon-musk-reveals-ukraine-massive-cyberattack-X.html