Bluesky is back online after a roughly 24-hour DDoS attack disrupted services, with the Iran-linked 313 Team claiming responsibility and no data breach reported.

Website checking for speed and availability with servers around the world: website monitoring with useful tools, Check IP, Check website

Introduction The dark web has once again become the stage for another high-profile data breach claim, this time targeting Asiacell, one of Iraq's largest telecommunications providers. A cybercriminal operating under the alias "313team" has advertised what they claim is an 11 million-record database belonging to the telecom company on a well-known cybercrime forum. At first glance, such a claim could suggest one of the largest alleged telecommunications data exposures in Iraq.

: 313 Team tells Canonical: pay up or the packets keep coming

Bluesky said a sophisticated DDoS attack beginning April 15 caused widespread outages that disrupted feeds, notifications, threads and search, but engineers mitigated the attack and the application has remained stable since April 16. The company reported no evidence of unauthorized access to private user data while an Iran-linked group calling itself 313 Team claimed responsibility, though Bluesky has not confirmed the attribution. #Bluesky #313Team

313 Team is an Iran-aligned Islamic hacktivist group active since 2023 that conducts DDoS attacks, data breaches, and infrastructure disruptions against Western and Israeli targets, claiming a five-hour disruption of Microsoft 365. The group denies formal state affiliation while aligning with Wilayat al-Faqih and says it is developing RATs, stealers, and...