“This is not just a leak – it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation,” the researchers said. And they are right. These credentials are ground zero for phishing attacks and account takeover. “These aren’t just old breaches being recycled,” they warned, “this is fresh, weaponizable intelligence at scale.”
“After several users reported disruptions, Elon Musk in a post on X, said: ‘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.’”
“Musk posted on X early Monday afternoon that he believed ‘a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved,’ though the source of motivation behind the attack wasn’t confirmed. Musk also replied ‘Yes’ to a post on X suggesting people are trying to silence the billionaire and his platform, although no further details about the service disruption, including whether it was caused by a targeted attack, have been revealed.”