On March 10, 2025, social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, suffered widespread outages, leaving thousands of users unable to log in, access feeds, or post content.
Elon Musk, the platform’s owner, attributed the disruptions to a “massive cyber-attack”, suggesting that a well-coordinated group or even a nation-state may be responsible.
The first wave of outages struck early Monday morning, with over 40,000 user reports logged on Downdetector.com by 10 a.m. Eastern Time. A second surge in the afternoon saw an additional 25,000 complaints, primarily affecting users in the United States, Europe, and parts of Asia.
Musk confirmed the attack on his X account, stating:
“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. Tracing…”
The disruptions were particularly severe in the U.S., where 56% of affected users reported issues on the app and 33% on the web version. The incident mirrors previous large-scale failures on the X platform, including significant outages in March 2023.
As X engineers work to restore full functionality, frustrated users have turned to alternative platforms like Threads, Bluesky, and Mastodon, which remained unaffected.
Musk and his team continue to investigate the origins of the cyber-attack, though no official statement has been released regarding potential perpetrators.
