<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Many of you will have noted the #DDOS #attack on #Mastodon, which I was affected by today.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Many of you will have noted the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DDOS" rel="tag">#<span>DDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/attack" rel="tag">#<span>attack</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>, which I was affected by today. I don't know who was responsible, <span><a href="/user/feditips%40social.growyourown.services">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span>, but they're a bunch of &amp;*^% (censored), &amp; they can cease &amp; desist. I strongly suspect they're motivated by right-wing, or far right-wing, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a>, &amp; paid for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dark" rel="tag">#<span>dark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/money" rel="tag">#<span>money</span></a>.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4e75db32-b6c8-442c-9e8d-8873cff33fee/many-of-you-will-have-noted-the-ddos-attack-on-mastodon-which-i-was-affected-by-today.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:33:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4e75db32-b6c8-442c-9e8d-8873cff33fee.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:29:48 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Many of you will have noted the #DDOS #attack on #Mastodon, which I was affected by today. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:38:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/rmblaber1956%40mastodon.social">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/feditips%40social.growyourown.services">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> Let's treat it as some free advertising for Mastodon <img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f607.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--innocent" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😇" alt="😇" /></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/bammerlaan/statuses/116438959199276504</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/bammerlaan/statuses/116438959199276504</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bammerlaan@mastodon.nl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:38:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Many of you will have noted the #DDOS #attack on #Mastodon, which I was affected by today. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:11:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/doomsdayscw%40kolektiva.social">@<span>DoomsdaysCW</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/rmblaber1956%40mastodon.social">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> </p><p>Yeah, there's been a DDOS attack on mastodon.social.</p><p>However, most people aren't on mastodon.social so it hasn't affected most people.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116438143670534675</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116438143670534675</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[feditips@social.growyourown.services]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:11:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Many of you will have noted the #DDOS #attack on #Mastodon, which I was affected by today. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:48:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, I was wondering if the 503 errors was a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DDOS" rel="tag">#<span>DDOS</span></a> attack. TY, <span><a href="/user/rmblaber1956%40mastodon.social">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> .</p><p><span><a href="/user/feditips%40social.growyourown.services">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/DoomsdaysCW/statuses/116437582661851130</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/DoomsdaysCW/statuses/116437582661851130</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[doomsdayscw@kolektiva.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:48:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Many of you will have noted the #DDOS #attack on #Mastodon, which I was affected by today. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:35:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/rmblaber1956%40mastodon.social">@<span>rmblaber1956</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/feditips%40social.growyourown.services">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> </p><p>is it still ongoing? getting 503 errors</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116437530141923863</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116437530141923863</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sassinake@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:35:11 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>