{"id":1068,"date":"2025-03-10T01:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T01:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:27:45","slug":"the-cyber-mafia-is-after-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/the-cyber-mafia-is-after-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cyber Mafia is after Elon Musk&#8217;s X"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>X.com went down on March 10, 2025, leaving millions stranded without tweets, timelines, or trends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"x-blackout\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">X Blackout<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/elonmusk-x-768x403-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It was supposed to be just another Monday. Instead, users worldwide logging into X were met with blank screens and error messages. Outage trackers flagged the first wave of reports at 6 a.m. ET, with over 20,000 complaints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"cyberattack-theory\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cyberattack Theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with Fox Business, owner Elon Musk he claimed X had been hit by a \u201cmassive cyberattack\u201d and suggested the IP addresses traced back to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, once X was back online, Musk doubled down, posting that a \u201clarge, coordinated group and\/or a country\u201d was likely involved.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/elon-musk-smoke.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1071\" style=\"width:497px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time X has suffered under Musk\u2019s leadership. After taking over in 2022, he slashed 80% of the workforce, enforced office returns, and restructured operations. The result? A platform plagued by glitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outage couldn\u2019t have come at a worse time for Musk. The same day, Tesla stock nosedived 15%, erasing its post-election gains. Meanwhile, a SpaceX rocket exploded in Florida, and political protests against Tesla ramped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Monday afternoon, Musk declared X was back online. But the blackout left users questioning the platform\u2019s stability. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X.com went down on March 10, 2025, leaving millions stranded without tweets, timelines, or trends. X Blackout It was supposed to be just another Monday. Instead, users worldwide logging into X were met with blank screens and error messages. Outage trackers flagged the first wave of reports at 6 a.m. ET, with over 20,000 complaints. 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