On Monday, March 10, 2025, X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, faced a series of outages affecting users worldwide. The disruptions began early in the morning, with over 19,000 incident reports by 6 a.m. EST, peaking at approximately 41,000 reports around 10 a.m. EST, as tracked by Downdetector.
Delaware Online
Elon Musk, owner of X, attributed these outages to a “massive cyberattack,” suggesting that the attack was executed with significant resources, possibly by a large coordinated group or a nation-state.
reuters.com
The platform experienced at least four distinct outages throughout the day, with the heaviest disruptions occurring along the U.S. coasts.
Associated Press Services were intermittently restored between outages, but users continued to report issues accessing the platform during these periods.
Digital Trends
As of now, X’s technical teams are working to mitigate the effects of the cyberattack and restore full functionality to the platform. Users are advised to monitor official X communications for updates on the situation.
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