Access issues on Bluesky linked to DDoS attack

Bluesky made a statement regarding the reason for the access problems experienced during the day and stated that some of its systems remained offline and that a DDoS attack was behind this. It was reported that the problem first appeared at night and continued intermittently throughout the day, and it was observed that users experienced interruptions in accessing basic features such as streaming, notifications and search.

According to the information shared by the platform, the outages began on April 16 at around 01.42 US Eastern Time (08.42 U.S. ET) and continued to be effective as the day progressed. However, the problem did not manifest itself as a constant outage, but rather as intermittent access problems. Occasional access problems were experienced even on the status page, where users could track the service status, making the scope of the outage more visible.

DDoS attack intensified during the day

In its update in the evening, Bluesky stated that it was “trying to mitigate a sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that intensified throughout the day.” While such attacks cause disruption of services by sending excessive traffic to systems, they can also be used to hide different security violations from time to time. Despite this, the company specifically emphasized that no unauthorized access to user data has been detected in the current situation.

The outages were felt in key components that directly affected the user experience. Disruptions were observed throughout the day in the most frequently used features of the platform, such as feed refresh, delivery of notifications, display of post threads and the search function. This situation created a situation that made the daily use of the platform difficult, especially for active users.

On the other hand, it is known that Bluesky recently experienced a similar, but shorter outage. Such recurring access problems raise questions about the infrastructure durability of the platform. However, it is stated that the company continues technical interventions regarding the source of the attack and tries to stabilize the systems.

Bluesky states that the outage has not ended completely, but its impact continues to fluctuate. For this reason, it seems that the situation is progressing as regional and time-spreading access problems rather than a classic system collapse. The company also announced that it will share a new status update later on April 17.

The current situation once again reveals the need for social media platforms to constantly strengthen their infrastructure in the face of increasing cyber attack risks. On the Bluesky front, the statement that user data is safe stands out as one of the most critical topics in the short term. It will be closely monitored how the platform will develop precautions against similar attacks in the coming period.