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Special government employee and tech mogul Elon Musk claimed a “massive cyberattack” that took down X on Monday originated in the “Ukraine area.”
“We’re not sure exactly what happened,” Musk told Fox Business’ Larry Kudlow about the attack on his social media platform. “But there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system, with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area.”
Expertsquestionwhetherthatwastrulythecase.
CybercriminalshavebeenknowntocreatefalseIPaddressestoimpersonatecomputersystemsfromdifferentpartsoftheworld,apracticeknownas“spoofing.”
ExpertstoldThePostitwashighlyimprobablythatUkrainiangovernmentactorsweretheperpetratorofsuchanaudaciousandfar-reachingattackonedaybeforediplomatsfromWashingtonandKyivmeetinSaudiArabia.
“ItmakesabsolutelynosenseforUkrainianhackerstoattackElonMuskthedaybeforeameetingbetweentheUnitedStatesandUkraineinwhichtheyareattemptingtogettheUnitedStatestostartsharingintelligenceagain,andprovideaidandassistance,workingtowardsapeaceagreementthathasbeeninquestionsi
