# crates.io: DoS Attack

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-07-11 14:22 UTC · Resolved: 2026-07-11 15:42 UTC · Duration: 1.3 h
- Updates: 4 · Affected components: crates.io
- [Vendor status page: https://stspg.io/0p2ttqj3vdh6](https://stspg.io/0p2ttqj3vdh6)
- [Company: crates.io](https://rewindex.com/company/crates-io.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-07-11 14:22 UTC: We are experiencing what looks like a coordinated DoS attack against our API servers. We are monitoring the situation and are assessing our reaction. Crate downloads and dependency resolution through the sparse/git index should not be affected.
- **investigating** 2026-07-11 14:22 UTC: We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- **monitoring** 2026-07-11 15:06 UTC: We have deployed countermeasures and our servers are largely back to normal again. We keep monitoring the situation. If you encounter any issues please let us know!
- **resolved** 2026-07-11 15:42 UTC: This incident has been resolved. Big thanks to Fastly for providing their CDN services and their fast response time!

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-07-11 14:22 UTC: [Major incident: DoS Attack](https://rewindex.com/change/ib0ff0ba57070ce.md)


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