Ubuntu Currently Suffering From Sustained DDoS Attack
([Ubuntu] 19 Minutes Ago
Distributed Denial of Service)
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- News link: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-DDoS-October-2026
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Those trying to access the Ubuntu website, ISO downloads, and similar Ubuntu resources today are finding the site inoperable amid what's now confirmed as an ongoing distributed denial of service attack.
Unfortunately, Ubuntu is once again facing a distributed denial of service "DDoS" attack against its web infrastructure. This isn't the first time they have experienced this issue and Canonical's IT team is currently working to mitigate the attack.
The [1]Canonical status page is currently tracking the incident. Confirmation of the Ubuntu DDoS attack was also posted to the [2]Ubuntu Discourse .
[1] https://status.canonical.com/?_gl=1*1axztee*_ga*OTg0MjExODcxLjE3NTIwNjQyMDc.*_ga_5LTL1CNEJM*czE3OTE0NzM2ODAkbzM2NiRnMCR0MTc5MTQ3MzY4MCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.#/
[2] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ddos-on-canonical-and-ubuntu-websites/89064
Unfortunately, Ubuntu is once again facing a distributed denial of service "DDoS" attack against its web infrastructure. This isn't the first time they have experienced this issue and Canonical's IT team is currently working to mitigate the attack.
The [1]Canonical status page is currently tracking the incident. Confirmation of the Ubuntu DDoS attack was also posted to the [2]Ubuntu Discourse .
[1] https://status.canonical.com/?_gl=1*1axztee*_ga*OTg0MjExODcxLjE3NTIwNjQyMDc.*_ga_5LTL1CNEJM*czE3OTE0NzM2ODAkbzM2NiRnMCR0MTc5MTQ3MzY4MCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.#/
[2] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ddos-on-canonical-and-ubuntu-websites/89064