<p>Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter) was marred by a cyberattack, according to the platform's CEO, as&nbsp;it was delayed by almost 40 minutes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Musk informed that a massive DDoS attack had taken place on X which forced the wait when thousands of listeners had tuned in on Monday (Aug 12) to hear the former US president.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X. Working on shutting it down," Musk, the world's richest man, wrote on the platform.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later," he added.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>What is a DDoS attack?</strong></h2>

<p>DDoS stands for 'Distributed Denial-of-Service'&nbsp;attack where the target server is flooded by the high volume of traffic that makes it difficult for the website or in this particular case, X, to function properly.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to Cloudflare, the&nbsp;largest content delivery network in the world, "DDoS attacks achieve effectiveness by utilising multiple compromised computer systems as sources of attack traffic".</p>

<p>In simple words, imagine a home with a driveway. The owner is able to take out their car every day to go to the office or run errands but one day, a mean person decides to park 100 cars in the driveway and the street. Now, it becomes difficult for the owner to leave the house to go about their business.</p>

<p>The 100 cars are the bots that are usually directed to a target network while the driveway is your internet which the network cannot surf due to the excessive load.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/trump-rally-shooting-elon-musk-condemns-attack-endorses-trump-740641" target="_blank"><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Trump rally shooting: Elon Musk condemns attack endorses Trump</strong></a></p>

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<h2><strong>What happens during a DDoS attack?</strong></h2>

<p>As legitimate users are pushed out during a DDoS attack, the services offered by the target network can be delayed or otherwise disrupted for a length of time.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/musks-interview-with-trump-on-x-hit-by-massive-cyberattack-749606"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk on X hit by 'massive' cyberattack</strong></a></p>

<h2><strong>How to&nbsp;mitigate a DDoS attack?</strong></h2>

<p>There are several ways to mitigate a DDoS attack. One of the oldest ways is to reroute the traffic to a null route, or blackhole, and drop it from the network.&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>Rate limiting</strong></h3>

<p>Secondly, one can limit the number of requests a server accepts over a certain time window might mitigate the attack. In the case of X, Musk stated that the interview would go ahead with a limited number of listeners after the attack which suggests that a 'rate limiting' fix was applied.&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>Firewall</strong></h3>

<p>A Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects in mitigating a layer seven&nbsp;DDoS attack. It puts WAF between the internet and an origin server with the former acting as a reverse proxy.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter) was marred by a cyberattack, according to the platform's CEO, as it was delayed by almost 40 minutes.

Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter) was marred by a cyberattack, according to the platform's CEO, as it was delayed by almost 40 minutes. Musk informed that a massive DDoS attack had taken place on X which forced the wait when thousands of listeners had tuned in on Monday (Aug 12) to hear the former US president. "There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X. Working on shutting it down," Musk, the world's richest man, wrote on the platform. "Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later," he added. There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on 𝕏. Working on shutting it down. Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2024 × What is a DDoS attack? DDoS stands for 'Distributed Denial-of-Service' attack where the target server is flooded by the high volume of traffic that makes it difficult for the website or in this particular case, X, to function properly. According to Cloudflare, the largest content delivery network in the world, "DDoS attacks achieve effectiveness by utilising multiple compromised computer systems as sources of attack traffic". In simple words, imagine a home with a driveway. The owner is able to take out their car every day to go to the office or run errands but one day, a mean person decides to park 100 cars in the driveway and the street. Now, it becomes difficult for the owner to leave the house to go about their business. The 100 cars are the bots that are usually directed to a target network while the driveway is your internet which the network cannot surf due to the excessive load. Watch | Trump rally shooting: Elon Musk condemns attack endorses Trump What happens during a DDoS attack? As legitimate users are pushed out during a DDoS attack, the services offered by the target network can be delayed or otherwise disrupted for a length of time. Also read | Donald Trump's interview with Elon Musk on X hit by 'massive' cyberattack How to mitigate a DDoS attack? There are several ways to mitigate a DDoS attack. One of the oldest ways is to reroute the traffic to a null route, or blackhole, and drop it from the network. Rate limiting Secondly, one can limit the number of requests a server accepts over a certain time window might mitigate the attack. In the case of X, Musk stated that the interview would go ahead with a limited number of listeners after the attack which suggests that a 'rate limiting' fix was applied. Firewall A Web Application Firewall (WAF) protects in mitigating a layer seven DDoS attack. It puts WAF between the internet and an origin server with the former acting as a reverse proxy. (With inputs from agencies)

What is the DDoS attack that halted Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump on X?

<p>A day after the users of social&nbsp;networking site <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/facebook-instagram-down-in-large-parts-of-the-the-world-203174">Facebook and Instagram</a> experienced the site going down for several hours,&nbsp;Facebook authorities on Thursday clarified that the site went down not because of any&nbsp;Denial of service attack(DDoS).</p>

<p>Facebook tweeted, "We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack".</p>

<p>A DoS (denial-of-service) attack uses a single computer and internet connection to attack a target and shut it down.&nbsp;In the&nbsp;attack, the perpetrator seeks to disconnect the services by disrupting operations of a host connected to the internet.</p>

<p>A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, on the other hand, uses several computers and internet connections to do the same thing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A DoS attack is, therefore, easier to fight back against since it would require the blocking of only one IP address.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While&nbsp;numerous users said they were unable to access the site on mobile phones or computer screens, many others found it working on their phone.</p>

<p>Some users got a message on their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-presidential-hopeful-warren-wants-breakup-of-google-facebook-and-amazon-202089">Facebook</a>&nbsp;screens saying the social networking site was down for maintenance purposes but would be back up soon.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Others just came up against a blank page.&nbsp;</p>


A day after the users of social networking site Facebook and Instagram experienced the site going down for several hours, Facebook authorities on Thursday clarified that the site went down not because of any Denial of service attack(DDoS).

A day after the users of social networking site Facebook and Instagram experienced the site going down for several hours, Facebook authorities on Thursday clarified that the site went down not because of any Denial of service attack(DDoS). Facebook tweeted, "We're focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS attack". A DoS (denial-of-service) attack uses a single computer and internet connection to attack a target and shut it down. In the attack, the perpetrator seeks to disconnect the services by disrupting operations of a host connected to the internet. A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, on the other hand, uses several computers and internet connections to do the same thing. A DoS attack is, therefore, easier to fight back against since it would require the blocking of only one IP address. While numerous users said they were unable to access the site on mobile phones or computer screens, many others found it working on their phone. Some users got a message on their Facebook screens saying the social networking site was down for maintenance purposes but would be back up soon. Others just came up against a blank page.

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