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Canonical Websites Hit by Second DDoS Attack This Year
Key points
- Canonical websites experienced a DDoS attack last week.
- Disruption lasted about four hours, affecting primary web properties.
- Developer services like Launchpad and Snap Store were not affected.
- This is the second DDoS attack against Canonical this year.
Canonical Websites Disrupted
Canonical's primary web properties, including ubuntu.com, canonical.com, the Ubuntu blog, developer site, and security advisory pages, were affected by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack last week. The company confirmed the attack on October 8 via the Ubuntu Discourse forum, noting that some services might be intermittently unreachable.
Limited Impact on Developer Services
Unlike a previous incident, developer-facing services such as Launchpad and the Snap Store did not appear to be impacted by this recent attack. Canonical reported on October 9 that most affected services were accessible again, with total downtime estimated at approximately four hours.
Second Attack This Year
This incident is the second DDoS attack Canonical has faced this year. A more extensive attack in late April disrupted Launchpad and the Snap Store, preventing some users from installing Ubuntu updates. That earlier attack was claimed by a group called The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Team, though it is unclear if the two incidents are connected.
Lack of Specifics
Canonical has not publicly disclosed details regarding the size or origin of the recent cyberattack, and no group has claimed responsibility for it.
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Reporting from
Canonical's websites, including ubuntu.com and canonical.com, experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack last week, causing approximately four hours of downtime. This marks the second such incident this year, following a larger attack in April that also affected developer services like Launchpad and the Snap Store.