Bluesky Confirms DDoS Attack Caused Ongoing Service Outages
Bluesky, the decentralized social network, has confirmed that a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is responsible for continued service disruptions affecting its website and mobile application. The issues began on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, around 8:40 PM ET, causing intermittent interruptions in feeds, notifications, threads, and search functions. COO Rose Wang attributed the outages to the attack, noting that while services are struggling, there is no evidence of unauthorized access to private user data. Users have reported error messages indicating rate limits exceeded, particularly when accessing popular feeds like Discover. The company's status page also experienced downtime during the incident. Bluesky protocol engineer Bryan Newbold acknowledged the severity of the situation earlier in the week. The company stated it would provide further updates on mitigation efforts on April 17 at 1 PM ET. Notably, other communities operating on the underlying Bluesky protocol remain functional, suggesting the attack targeted Bluesky's specific infrastructure rather than the decentralized protocol itself. The incident highlights ongoing cybersecurity challenges for emerging social platforms.
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Bluesky Confirms DDoS Attack Caused Ongoing Service Outages
Bluesky, the decentralized social network, has confirmed that a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is responsible for continued service disruptions affecting its website and mobile application. The issues began on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, around 8:40 PM ET, causing intermittent interruptions in feeds, notifications, threads, and search functions. COO Rose Wang attributed the outages to the attack, noting that while services are struggling, there is no evidence of unauthorized access to private user data. Users have reported error messages indicating rate limits exceeded, particularly when accessing popular feeds like Discover. The company's status page also experienced downtime during the incident. Bluesky protocol engineer Bryan Newbold acknowledged the severity of the situation earlier in the week. The company stated it would provide further updates on mitigation efforts on April 17 at 1 PM ET. Notably, other communities operating on the underlying Bluesky protocol remain functional, suggesting the attack targeted Bluesky's specific infrastructure rather than the decentralized protocol itself. The incident highlights ongoing cybersecurity challenges for emerging social platforms.
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