Billionaire Elon Musk revealed that a massive cyberattack on the social media platform X was found to have come from IP addresses originating “in the Ukraine area.”
Outages across X were widely reported beginning Monday.
Musk, who acquired the platform in 2022, confirmed that the platform had been the target of a “massive cyberattack.”
“There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against 𝕏. 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,” Musk posted on the platform at the time.
Monday afternoon, during a live sit-down interview with Fox Business’ Larry Kudlow, Musk further revealed that the attack on the platform originated from IP addresses in Ukraine.
“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.
“There was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area,” @elonmusk tells @larry_kudlow. pic.twitter.com/nnoblPk1dQ
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In addition to the attack on X, Musk’s company, Tesla, also suffered an economic hit, as its shares dropped 15 percent on Monday.
With Monday’s losses, Tesla shares are down more than 53 percent since their high on December 23.
Musk responded to Tesla’s shares dropping in value by writing in an X post, “It will be fine long-term.”
In addition to the company’s economic losses, Tesla dealerships across the country have been targeted in recent weeks by violent attacks and protests organized by left-wing groups who oppose Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration as he oversees the new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Amid the disruption to Tesla showrooms and X operations, conservative voices have called on the public to support Musk.
Robby Starbuck, a Tennessee political commentator and documentary filmmaker, is among those voices. As he wrote in an X post, “Now is the time for us to have [Musk’s] back like he’s had ours.”
“Get Starlink, Subscribe to Premium, Buy a Tesla or buy some Tesla stock and hold it. Whatever you can do big or small matters to fight back. This is an institutional attack from all angles to try to find a weakness. Instead, let’s show them our strength,” Starbuck added.
Political commentator Gunther Eagleman also supported Musk on Monday, announcing that he had purchased a Tesla Model S-Plaid in light of the attacks on Musk and his companies.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
