Technology17 Apr 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages

Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Friday after experiencing service interruptions that chief operating officer Rose Wang attributed to an…

Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Friday after experiencing service interruptions that chief operating officer Rose Wang attributed to an ongoing cyberattack. On Thursday evening, the social media company confirmed that a “sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack” was to blame for the issues, which had originally started on April 15 at around 8:40 p.m. ET. Distributed denial-of-service attacks often involve pummelling apps or websites with larg…

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