X Suffers Third Global Outage Today; Users In US, UK, India Report Issues

Twitter, now X, experienced a global outage today, leaving users unable to access the app or website.

Representational Image | X chief Elon Musk said a 'massive cyberattack' targeting the platform was the cause behind the disruption. 

Source : X.com

Microblogging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday suffered a massive global outage for the third time today, leaving thousands of users unable to access the app or website. According to the outage-tracking platform Downdetector, the first disruption was recorded around 3:30 PM IST, followed by another at 7:00 PM IST and a third spike at 8:44 PM IST. X chief Elon Musk said a 'massive cyberattack' targeting the platform was the cause behind the disruption. 

The outage has impacted users across multiple countries, including the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. For the uninitiated, Downdetector monitors the operational status of internet services and has recorded a substantial spike in outage reports. 

 

Source: Downdetector

Downdetector data shows that 52 per cent of users are facing issues with the app itself, 40 per cent are experiencing problems on the website, and 7 per cent have reported server connection failures. 

Source: Downdetector

With X being the primary platform where users typically report disruptions on other social media services, many found themselves unable to voice their concerns about the ongoing outage.  

‘Large, Coordinated Group Or A Country Involved’: Elon Musk On ‘Cyberattack’ Targeting X

As the repeated service failures have led to frustration among users, X chief Elon Musk posted that the platform is facing a "massive cyberattack" and suspected the involvement of a "large, coordinated group and/or a country". 

"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," Elon Musk wrote.

While some regions have seen a partial restoration of services, many users continue to experience accessibility issues.  

According to Downdetector, the number of outage reports surged past 40,000 in the United States, while more than 10,800 users in the United Kingdom also reported issues earlier in the day.

More details about the global outage are awaited.

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