Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
The social networking site Bluesky experienced a day-long outage caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The company has since upgraded its security defenses while noting that similar attacks have occurred previously.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing vulnerability of social media platforms to cyber warfare and the increasing frequency of DDoS attacks in the context of geopolitical tensions.
Social networking site Bluesky says its recent day-long disruption was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that flooded the site with junk traffic. The social network confirmed the incident in a post on Monday, confirming the attack had taken place over the previous 24 hours.
“We have upgraded our defenses in response, and we continue to monitor the situation,” Bluesky said in a post , without disclosing any more details.
A spokesperson for Bluesky did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s questions about the attack.
DDoS attacks involve pummeling a website or server with large amounts of junk traffic with the aim of overloading its resources and knocking it offline. These kinds of attacks often rely on using large amounts of hijacked internet-connected devices — enlisted into a residential proxy network or a botnet — to harness their unused internet bandwidth to flood web servers.
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