201

Arch Linux Website Hit by DDoS and Temporarily Limited to IPv6 (linuxiac.com)

submitted 5 months ago by cm0002@mander.xyz to c/linux@programming.dev

25 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I know this isn’t the kind of news Linux fans were hoping to read on Christmas Day, but unfortunately, on a day meant for faith, kindness, and hope, others are choosing to act in exactly the opposite way.

Many of you probably remember the problems Arch faced just a few months ago due to massive DDoS attacks, which mainly affected the AUR. Sadly, just when it seemed those issues were behind, a new large-scale DDoS attack on Christmas Day once again made the distribution’s website effectively inaccessible.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 5 months ago

I know the Arch community is kind of rough, but any reason we know of that they're being targeted? Feels like a weird target for any major actors to prioritize for destabilization.