Previous interruptions have already disrupted X at least once. When X experienced its first major disruption in March 2025 a large cyberattack resulted in platform-wide outages. revealed on the platform that a well-organized terror group or nation-state executed the severe attack. According to Musk the recent incident targeted X in a major way because of its extensive scale and technical resources.
A wave of denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults formed the basis of this attack. network Dark Storm took ownership of the attack and accepted responsibility for it. Through Telegram posts, they displayed evidence to prove their participation in the attack. According to source information X had service disruptions at multiple points causing problems for more than 40,000 users. The group’s activities produced extensive user access problems that affected strategic regions such as the US and India.
