importantSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-08-18T15:59:48Z

Bluesky Experiences Outage Due to DDoS Attack, Upgrades Defenses

#ddos #cybersecurity #iran #attacks #socialmedia

Bluesky experienced a day-long outage due to a DDoS attack, which it attributes to Iran-backed attackers. The company has enhanced its defenses and is monitoring the situation, following a similar attack in April.

This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year.

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