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Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

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Apr 20, 2026 at 16:58 TechCrunch

Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

Apr 18, 2026 at 18:05 SecurityLab

Купил DDoS атаку — жди обыск. Полицейские решили наказать начинающих взломщиков

Полиция из 21 страны разгромила сервисы для организации DDoS-атак.

Apr 17, 2026 at 13:22 TechCrunch

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET on April 15.

Apr 17, 2026 at 03:59 Hacker News

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

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Apr 16, 2026 at 18:53 TechCrunch

European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

Europol coordinated an operation against for-hire distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services, including the arrest of four people and ...

Apr 16, 2026 at 17:11 TechCrunch

It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET.

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