X Outages Tied to Massive Cyberattack

Elon Musk reported that X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced a 'massive cyberattack' on March 10, 2025, causing widespread outages globally, with users experiencing issues from as early as 5 AM ET. Musk suggested the attack might involve a large coordinated group or a nation, although no concrete evidence was provided. Downdetector recorded over 41,000 outage reports, affecting the mobile app and web browser versions of X, with significant disruption including the collapse of xAI's chatbot Grok. The outages are reminiscent of past incidents during Musk's ownership, linked to rapid operational changes and layoffs. Meanwhile, Musk's other ventures, including Tesla, faced challenges, with Tesla shares dropping amid a broader market sell-off. The platform’s instability arises as Musk is in discussions to raise new funding valuing X at $44 billion, the same as his 2022 purchase price.