Cyberattack on Musk's X system sparks global intrigue
- We're not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area, originating from IP addresses in the Ukraine area - said the platform owner and U.S. presidential advisor Elon Musk.
The businessman shared this in an interview with Larry Kudlow, a former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, broadcast on Fox Business television. He referred to Monday's several-hour disruptions in the platform's functioning.
Musk admitted he did not know precisely what had happened, but suspicions were directed towards Ukraine. - We're not sure exactly what happened," the tech CEO said, "but there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area - said the platform owner and U.S. presidential advisor Elon Musk.
Earlier, the hacker group Dark Storm claimed responsibility for the DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack in a post on Telegram. As noted by the ZDNet portal, the cybersecurity firm Orange Cyberdefense described this group in 2023 as motivated by pro-Palestinian sympathies and "unconfirmed," but "highly probable" ties to Russia. Previously, the targets of Dark Storm's attacks, including ransomware extortion, were companies in Israel and NATO countries.
Musk also addressed problems related to his other companies' activities. He mentioned protests at Tesla sales points, a series of vandalism incidents, and the sharp declines in Tesla's stock value, which has fallen by 40% over the past month, with a 15% drop just on Monday.
It is tough sledding, but I think we are doing the right thing here - he said, referring to his role as the informal leader of team DOGE, which aims to cut unnecessary budget expenditures. Once again, he promised that - unless stopped - DOGE would lead to saving 1 trillion dollars. He claimed that so far he has managed to save money at a rate of 5.3 billion Canadian dollars a day.
According to information on the DOGE website, the current savings amount to 134 billion Canadian dollars. However, according to analyses by sources including the "New York Times" and AP, they are greatly exaggerated.
Business and politics. Musk complains about "difficulties"
In addition to Tesla and X, Musk owns SpaceX, the tunnel boring company Boring Company, the company working on brain implants Neuralink, and the enterprise developing artificial intelligence xAI.
Asked about how he manages to reconcile leading these businesses with his work in the White House, the billionaire responded, "with great difficulty."
