SMRTR TechMar 11, 2025Wired

What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X

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X experienced intermittent outages on Monday due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Owner Elon Musk initially blamed a "massive cyberattack" by a coordinated group or country, while a pro-Palestinian group claimed responsibility. Musk later suggested the attacks came from Ukrainian IP addresses. Experts caution that IP attribution alone is not conclusive, as attackers often use proxies to hide their origin. The attacks exposed potential weaknesses in X's DDoS protection, with some servers apparently not properly secured behind Cloudflare defenses.

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