Elon Musk and Donald Trump talk disrupted by hacker attack
On platform X, a conversation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump was scheduled for the night from Monday to Tuesday Eastern Time. Just before the transmission began, technical problems arose. According to Musk, cybercriminals attacked platform X.
8:02 AM EDT, August 13, 2024
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and social media platform X, and Republican candidate for President of the United States Donald Trump were scheduled to speak on Tuesday at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
The conversation began with more than a 40-minute delay, and Musk announced that there had been a "massive DDOS attack." The platform's owner suggested that the attack "is evidence of significant opposition to people simply hearing what President Trump has to say."
The event was organized in the form of a group voice chat. Several minutes before the planned start, users began reporting issues with joining the group.
In posts on platform X, Musk assured that the chat was prepared to accommodate up to 8 million users. Meanwhile, during the technical difficulties, only about 220,000 viewers tried to join.
