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On March 10, users worldwide experienced major disruptions on social media platform X.
Later, X owner Elon Musk confirmed that the outages were caused by an ongoing large-scale cyberattack.
According to Downdetector, which tracks online service outages, two waves of disruptions were recorded: the first around 4:30 AM ET, and the second around 8:30 AM ET. The highest number of reports came from Japan (45,000), the U.S. (40,000), the U.K. (10,000), Germany (6,000), Canada, France, and Brazil (4,000 each). Users reported issues with the X mobile app, web version, and server connectivity.
Musk, who currently heads the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has not yet disclosed details about the attack’s origins, but investigations are ongoing.