Bluesky attributes yesterday's service outage to a large-scale DDoS assault

Bluesky announced that a recent outage lasting about a day resulted from a distributed denial-of-service attack that inundated the site with malicious traffic. The company posted that it has upgraded its protective measures and remains vigilant. A spokesperson did not answer media inquiries about the incident.

Researchers discussing the event on the IFIN public forum reported that attackers with ties to Iran have taken credit, reflecting an uptick in cyber assaults on U.S. businesses and critical infrastructure since the start of the U.S.-Israel war earlier this year. This marks the latest major DDoS episode for Bluesky, following a similar series of disruptions in April, though any connection between the two incidents remains uncertain.