A cyberattack on X users that targeted hundreds of thousands of accounts has prompted an investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), with Attorney General Todd Blanche saying sophisticated cybercriminals attempted to exploit the platform's password-recovery system.

The DOJ is working with Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, to identify those responsible for the attempted attack, according to Blanche's statement on Wednesday. The incident involved hundreds of thousands of X users and was disrupted before the targeted accounts could be captured, Blanche said.
Blanche Says DOJ Is Tracking Those Behind Cyberattack on X Users 
In a statement posted on X, Blanche described the inci...