Bluesky confirms its ongoing service outages are due to a sophisticated DDoS attack that began on April 15, impacting feeds, notifications, and search functionality. The company states no evidence of data breach but continues to work on mitigation. Such attacks overload servers with junk traffic without system intrusion but cause significant user disruption.
Background
Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform launched as an alternative to Twitter, focusing on user control and open protocols. DDoS attacks are common cyber threats that disrupt services by flooding servers with excessive traffic.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Apr 17, 2026 at 09:22 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10