X Network Hit by Massive DDoS Attack, Musk Blames Ukraine Amid Security Lapses
Summary
X Network faced significant outages due to massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with Elon Musk controversially blaming Ukraine despite security experts' cautions against IP attribution, and security lapses allowing direct targeting of X's insufficiently protected origin servers.
Key Points
- The social network X suffered outages due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
- Elon Musk claimed the attacks originated from Ukrainian IP addresses, but security experts say IP attribution alone is not conclusive
- Some of X's origin servers were not properly secured behind DDoS protection, allowing attackers to target them directly