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Bluesky has been dealing with a DDoS attack for nearly a full day.

Theverge • April 17, 2026

As a result, users have been experiencing “intermittent interruptions in service for their feeds, notifications, threads and ,” Bluesky says . The company first got a report of “intermittent app outages” at around 2:40AM ET this morning.

Bluesky says it has not seen “any evidence of unauthorized access to private user data” due to the attack. It will an another update no later than 1PM ET on Friday.

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Bluesky Faces Ongoing DDoS Attack Disrupting Services Bluesky, a social media platform, is currently experiencing significant service disruptions due to a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack that began on April 15, 2026. The attack has led to intermittent outages affecting user feeds, notifications, and threads, with users reporting slow loading times and error messages. Bluesky's COO, Rose Wang, confirmed the nature of the attack, stating that the team worked through the night to mitigate its effects. As of April 17, there is no evidence of unauthorized access to user data. The attack has resulted in a spike in migration requests to alternative platforms, indicating user frustration. Bluesky's status page has also faced interruptions, complicating communication about the ongoing issues. The company plans to provide further updates by 1 p.m. ET on April 17. 17 sources 52

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Bluesky has been dealing with a DDoS attack for nearly a full day.

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