A hacker group has allegedly targeted the official website of Tesla, the innovative electric car company led by Elon Musk. The group, known as the Garnesia Team, has claimed the Tesla cyberattack and shared the specifics of the DDoS attack on the website.
However, upon investigation by The Cyber Express, the website was found to be completely accessible and functioning properly.
The attack comes after Musk’s recent trip to Israel and meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu occurred amidst the continuing conflict between Hamas and Israel.
This visit, however, comes in the wake of Musk’s controversial tweet, which faced backlash and accusations of promoting an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
The visit seems aimed at addressing the fallout from the criticism. Musk subsequently tweeted, “Actions speak louder than words,” seemingly in response to the situation after his visit.
Tesla Cyberattack: Why is Elon Musk Facing Criticism?
For the unversed, Musk has been facing criticism after he endorsed an antisemitic statement posted on a user on X as “the actual truth” of what Jewish people were doing.
“You have said the actual truth,” responded Musk to a tweet by @breakingbaht, who had said, “Jewish communities have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim to want people to stop using against them…You want truth said to your face, there it is.”
Musk further tweeted, “The ADL unjustly attacks the majority of the West, despite the majority of the West supporting the Jewish people and Israel. This is because they cannot, by their own tenets, criticize the minority groups who are their primary threat. It is not right and needs to stop”
The tweet sparked widespread criticism, with many condemning Musk for endorsing the antisemitic post. Soon after, several prominent brands paused their advertising on X, some have even ceased posting on it, as reported by CNN.
According to the report, major Hollywood studios, including Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery, have distanced themselves from the platform, suspending their advertising and social media activity on X in response to Musk’s endorsement.
While Musk has not yet apologized for his remarks, the studios’ actions send a clear message that they will not tolerate such behavior on their platforms. The White House also denounced Musk for his “abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate,” reported The New York Times.
It’s uncertain whether the reported cyberattack on Tesla is linked to Musk’s visit to Israel or his response to a tweet promoting an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Nevertheless, there’s widespread dissatisfaction with Musk’s stance on the conflict, which has disrupted the lives of thousands of individuals in both nations.
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