Cyber•6 reports
35DOOM SCORE
Bluesky suffers another major DDoS attack and prolonged outage
First seen: Aug 18, 2026, 5:47 PM UTCUpdated: Aug 20, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC
WHAT HAPPENED
Bluesky says a recent outage was caused by another major distributed denial-of-service attack. The incident is described as the platform's second major DDoS attack in months and caused a prolonged service disruption.
SO WHAT?
Repeated attacks are disrupting a widely used communications platform and indicate an ongoing cyber threat to online services.
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COVERAGE
Reports behind this event
begeek.frfr
Bluesky devient une cible récurrente des attaques DDoS
Aug 20, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC
govtech.comen
UTSA Delays Classes After Cyber Attack
Aug 19, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC
esecurityplanet.comen
Bluesky Hit by Second Major DDoS Attack in Months
Aug 19, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC
techradar.comen
Bluesky reveals recent outage was caused by major DDoS attack
Aug 19, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC
sbctv.grel
Νέα επίθεση DDoS πλήττει τη Bluesky με πολύωρη διακοπή
Aug 18, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC
techcrunch.comen
Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
Aug 18, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC