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X Hit by Mass Password Reset Attacks, Prompting Federal Probe
X users were hit by mass password reset email attacks, with suspicions pointing to a Grok-related data leak that the company denied. The campaign later targeted hundreds of thousands of accounts and triggered a federal investigation.
2026-09-01 ~ 2026-09-03 · 3 episodes · 10 posts
Episode 1 · X Hit by Password Reset Spam, Users Suspect Grok Bot Leak (2026-09-01, 2 posts)
X users report mass password reset email attacks, suspecting a Grok bot data leak since affected emails were only used to log into the bot. Others jokingly speculate the bot has "broken containment."
- X mass attack suspected to be caused by Grok bot leak — xiaohu · 2026-09-01
- User jokes: Is the X password reset glitch Grokbot breaking containment? — charis_ai · 2026-09-02
Episode 2 · X Hit by Wave of Password Reset Attempts; No Breach Found So Far (2026-09-01, 4 posts)
X users are experiencing a wave of unauthorized password reset emails, possibly linked to an unverified database of over 5 million email addresses. X says it is investigating and has found no evidence of a breach, while experts advise enabling 2FA and avoiding suspicious reset links.
- Coordinated Attack on X Accounts Suspected as Users Get Waves of Password Reset Emails — mark_k · 2026-09-01
- Mass X password reset emails trigger security warning — charis_ai · 2026-09-01
- X Platform Under Suspected Attack, Official Says No Breach Found — RSync25 · 2026-09-01
- X hit by widespread wave of unsolicited password reset attempts — Polymarket · 2026-09-01
Episode 3 · X Hit by Massive Password-Recovery Attack Targeting Hundreds of Thousands (2026-09-03, 4 posts)
X is investigating a large-scale password-recovery attack that targeted hundreds of thousands of users by mass-triggering password reset emails; the platform blocked the attempt and found no evidence of a breach, while the U.S. Department of Justice has launched a federal investigation.
- X disrupts password-recovery attack targeting hundreds of thousands of accounts, DOJ says — elonmusk · 2026-09-03
- X probes mass password-reset email attacks as X Money expands to US users — TechNadu · 2026-09-03
- DOJ Probes X Password-Recovery Attack That Targeted Hundreds of Thousands of Users — TechNadu · 2026-09-03
- From Unexpected Password Resets to Federal Probe: What DOJ Confirmed on X Attack — TechNadu · 2026-09-03