Outage in FutureLearn

Malicious attack continuing to cause instability of site

Resolved Minor
January 28, 2021 - Started about 3 years ago
Official incident page

IsDown continuously monitors the FutureLearn status page and multiple sources to provide up-to-date information. Check back with us for the latest FutureLearn uptime status.

Outage Details

We are experiencing a renewed automated attack on our website, and are working to mitigate it. While we do so, you may see a brief "checking your browser" message when accessing futurelearn.com.
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED about 3 years ago - at 01/28/2021 10:23AM

The site is now fully back to normal; we'll continue to closely monitor traffic levels for signs of the attack resuming.

MONITORING about 3 years ago - at 01/28/2021 10:02AM

We've applied more checks to our site to address the attack, and site availability has been restored. We'll continue to monitor the situation until we're confident the attack has been fully addressed.

INVESTIGATING about 3 years ago - at 01/28/2021 09:15AM

We are experiencing a renewed automated attack on our website, and are working to mitigate it. While we do so, you may see a brief "checking your browser" message when accessing futurelearn.com.

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