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All rights reserved. <a href="https://help.foxbusiness.com/hc/en-us/sections/4405278462107-FAQ">FAQ</a> - <a href="/privacy-policy">New Privacy Policy</a><br>Billionaire Elon Musk discusses a reported 'cyberattack' on the social media platform X on 'Kudlow.'<br>Tech billionaire <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> said that the social media platform he owns is facing a "massive cyberattack," adding that the attack appears to be coming from the Ukraine area.<br>"Well… we're not sure exactly what happened, but there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the ecosystem with IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area," he said while speaking to Fox Business' Larry Kudlow on Monday.<br>Earlier in the day, Musk posted about the attack on X.<br>"There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X," Musk, who is heading the Trump administration's <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6369811796112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Government Efficiency</a> (DOGE), wrote on X. <br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/musks-doge-launches-agency-accounts-solicit-cost-savings-tips-from-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MUSK'S DOGE LAUNCHES AGENCY ACCOUNTS TO SOLICIT COST SAVINGS TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC</strong></a><br><span>Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that the social media platform he owns is facing a "massive cyberattack."</span><span> (Getty Images / Getty Images)</span><br>"We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources," Musk said. "Either a <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/category/cyber-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">large, coordinated group</a> and/or a country is involved. Tracing …" <br>X suffered periodic outages on Monday morning. Few additional details were immediately available.<br><span>The outages come as another Musk company, Tesla, is facing "takedown" protests at facilities across the country.</span><span> (LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/tesla-vehicles-charging-stations-targeted-protesters-denounce-doge-elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TESLA VEHICLES, CHARGING STATIONS TARGETED AS PROTESTERS DENOUNCE DOGE, ELON MUSK</strong></a><br>Musk purchased the social media platform then known as Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022. He re-branded the platform to X in July 2023. <br>The outages come as another Musk company, Tesla, is facing "takedown" protests at facilities across the country. 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