What is a DDoS attack? All about the malicious cybercrime that delayed Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk

As millions of users waited for Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO revealed on X that it was delayed due to a “massive DDOS attack on X.” While the interview was scheduled to start at 8 pm ET on August 8, users restlessly waited as it kept getting delayed before finally starting.

“There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on 𝕏. Working on shutting it down,” Musk wrote on X. “Worst case, we will proceed with a smaller number of live listeners and post the conversation later.”