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.

Mastodon was hit by a 'major' DDoS attack that briefly took down parts of the service

Mastodon seems to be recovering after a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that took down its primary ...

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.
SecurityWeek

Bluesky Disrupted by Sophisticated DDoS Attack

Bluesky reported service outages last week due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack aimed at its systems.
pv magazine USA

Cyber threats for PV: What are distributed denial-of-service attacks and how do they work

Denial-of-service attacks overwhelm networked systems with massive traffic from compromised devices, disrupting communication ...
Tech.co

DDoS Attacks on the Rise, but How Can You Prevent One?

According to new data released by Netscout, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are on the rise. There were 17 million such attacks in 2024 – up from 13 million the year before. It’s an ...