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Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack

Tuesday, August 18, 2026


Bluesky experienced an outage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, according to the company. The social network did not specify the date of the outage or provide details about its duration or impact on users. This marks another DDoS incident targeting the platform in 2026.

Original reporting: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/bluesky-says-its-recent-outage-was-caused-by-another-ddos-attack/

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