{"id":20533,"date":"2025-03-12T01:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T00:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailynewswave.com\/?p=20533"},"modified":"2025-03-12T01:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T00:08:57","slug":"ukraine-behind-massive-cyberattack-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailynewswave.com\/ukraine-behind-massive-cyberattack-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine behind massive cyberattack \u2013 Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"mvp-main-head-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<nav id=\"mvp-main-nav-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-main-nav-small\" class=\"left relative mvp-nav-small-fixed mvp-fixed mvp-fixed-shadow mvp-soc-mob-up\">\n<div id=\"mvp-main-nav-small-cont\" class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"mvp-main-box\">\n<div id=\"mvp-nav-small-wrap\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-right-out left\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-right-in\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-cont left\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-left-out right\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-left-in\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-mid left\">\n<div class=\"mvp-nav-small-logo left relative\">\n<p class=\"mvp-logo-title\">Elon Musk, a multibillionaire entrepreneur, has asserted that Ukraine is the source of the cyberattack that shut down his social media platform, X, on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"mvp-main-body-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<article id=\"mvp-article-wrap\">\n<div id=\"mvp-article-cont\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-main-box\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-main-out left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-main-in\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-content\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-wrap\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-soc-out right relative\">\n<div class=\"mvp-post-soc-in\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-body\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-body-top\" class=\"left relative\">\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" class=\"left relative\">\n<p>Musk stated this following repeated glitches with the site, which has been down for much of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, we\u2019re not sure exactly what happened,\u201d he told Fox Business Network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there was a massive cyber attack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Musk said X was being targeted by a \u201cmassive cyberattack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Users of the social media platform had complained about issues with the app and website since as early as 5:30 am ET.<\/p>\n<p>Musk wrote on X that the hack involved so many resources, which made him believe it could only be the work of a \u201ccoordinated group\u201d or a foreign country.<\/p>\n<p>Written By Ifreke Inyang<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk, a multibillionaire entrepreneur, has asserted that Ukraine is the source of the cyberattack that shut down his social media platform, X, on Monday. 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