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Twitter/X had a massive outage on Monday morning EST, with Downdetector spikes surging;
In a post, Elon Musk has claimed this was due to a “massive cyberattack” against X.
Mashable seem skeptical of Elon, citing the lack of evidence in Musk’s reporting, alongside his prior claim that Trump suffered an attack in August, 2024 – which X employees said was untrue, corroborated via The Verge.
Though we’re unsure if ‘skeptical’ is fair, given Elon is Twitter’s biggest misinformation spreader according to both Reuters and his own AI, Grok;
Grok naming Elon as the biggest misinfo spreader on Twitter.
This could be an attack squarely designed to rustle Elon’s jimmies considering the recent spate of vandalism against Musk’s Tesla. (The Guardian, CNN, News.com, The Washington Post), or it could have some other malicious intent.
Given the recent DOGE site vulnerabilities, and his evident de-prioritization of transparency reporting at Twitter/X – Musk is developing a reputation for poor digital hygiene, and relaxed security practices.
Given DOGE’s digital track record, cost-cutting focus, and lack of transparency – this cyberattack should post considerable concerns for anyone on Twitter / X. Lets understand why;
While we hope you are not impacted directly by the security practices at Twitter – we wouldn’t recommend risking your data in future attacks and data breaches. You can secure your Twitter profile easily, and for free in a few basic steps.
The most secure Twitter profile is probably the one that doesn’t exist… but, if you need to be on the platform, we recommend;
While Twitter / X cyberattacks are worrying, if you take the proper steps you can mitigate the potential damage this does to you.