DDoS attack disrupts Canonical and Ubuntu public websites

First reported by SecurityWeek at · Updated · 2 sources

The outage affected the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal, according to SecurityWeek. Security Affairs reports that the disruption lasted more than four hours, while Launchpad and the Snap Store stayed online, and says this was Canonical’s second DDoS attack this year.

Covered by 2 publishers within 8 hours of the first report.

Reporting2

SecurityWeek Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year · Eduard Kovacs
Security Affairs Canonical Hit by Second DDoS Attack in 2026, Public Websites Disrupted · Pierluigi Paganini