X Data Breach Aug 2024

    No known CVEs used

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    Security Incident Summary

    Severity Score
    Moderate
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    Organization

    flag of the threat actor

    Threat Actor

    Unknown

    Actor Type

    Unknown
    Type of Breach
    Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

    News Timeline

    Aug 13, 2024
    Initial Disclosure
    DDoS Attack Behind Glitches in Musk-Trump Interview on X, Claims Tesla CEO thecyberexpress.com - The August 12, 2024, interview between Elon Musk and Donald Trump on X was disrupted due to what Musk described as a large distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack against the platform. Since Musk ...
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    Additional Report
    Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview securityweek.com - Elon Musk's interview with US Presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media platform was delayed due to what Musk described as a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, floodi...
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    Organization Details

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    Organization Size
    4698
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, California
    Industry
    Media and Entertainment
    Security Stack used by X at time of breach (best approximation) Why?
    Network Security

    VPN/SASE

    Unknown

    IDS/IPS

    Unknown
    Endpoint Security

    EDR

    Unknown

    MDM

    Unknown
    Identity Management

    SSO / MFA

    Unknown

    IGA

    Unknown
    Application Security

    WAF

    Unknown

    SCA

    Unknown
    Cloud Security

    CASB

    Unknown

    CWPP

    Unknown
    SIEM / Threat Intel

    SIEM

    Unknown

    TIP

    Unknown
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    What is X?

    X, formerly known as Twitter, is a social media and microblogging service that allows users to post and interact with short messages known as "tweets." The platform was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams and was launched in March 2006. Since its inception, the service h...
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