# Bluesky attributes day-long disruption to DDoS attack

_Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Bluesky said a distributed denial-of-service attack caused a disruption lasting about a day after junk traffic flooded the social network. The company said it upgraded its defenses and continues to monitor the situation, without giving further technical details. Security researchers in a public forum said Iran-backed attackers claimed responsibility, but the source says it is unclear whether this incident is linked to similar Bluesky outages in April.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/bluesky-says-its-recent-outage-was-caused-by-another-ddos-attack/)

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